Clinical trials: Surgery-Complications
Head and Neck Cancer, Acute Pain
Perioperative Gabapentin Use In Head And Neck Mucosal Surgery Patients
Patient satisfaction with healthcare is increasingly being utilized as a metric to reflect provider and hospital quality of care.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Acute Pain, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- GABA (NCT02926573)
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The Effect of Electroacustimulation on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting and Pain in Outpatient Plastic Surgery Patients
Introduction: Current rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) experienced by outpatient surgery patients are as high as 20-30%.
- Trial name
- NCT00941005
- Testing
- Electroacustimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Length of Stay, Postoperative Complications
Fast-track Surgery After Gynecological Oncology Surgery
Fast-track surgery (FTS) pathway, also known as enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), FTS is a multidisciplinary approach aiming to accelerate recovery, reduce complications, minimize hospital stay without an increased…
- Conditions
- Length of Stay, Postoperative Complications, CRP
- Trial name
- NCT02687412
- Testing
- pre-operative assessment, counseling and education, Preoperative nutritional drink up to 4 h prior to surgery, bowel preparation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Ling Cui
Surgical Wound Infection
Prophylactic NPWT to Reduce SSI in Colorectal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to see if the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system is effective and safe for the prevention of superficial and deep incisional surgical site infections (SSI) in high risk patients within 30…
- Trial name
- NCT03661814
- Testing
- Prevena
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab With or Without Axitinib for Clear Cell Kidney Cancer in Patients Undergoing Surgery
This phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab with or without standard of care axitinib works in treating patients with clear cell kidney cancer that has spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or other…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT04370509
- Testing
- Axitinib (VEGF-TKI), Cytoreductive Nephrectomy (CN), Metastasectomy (MET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postoperative Pain
Phase 2 Bunionectomy HTX-011 Administration Study
This is a Phase 2, open-label, multi-cohort study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single, individualized dose of HTX-011 administered into the surgical site as a monotherapy or with…
- Trial name
- NCT03718039
- Testing
- HTX-011, Luer Lock applicator, Vial access device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heron Therapeutics
Goal Directed Therapy, Fluid Therapy
Goal Directed Therapy Versus Standard Care in Lung Resection Surgery (GDT-thorax Study).
The primary aim of this study is to quantify and compare the hemodynamic control of cardiac index in patients who receive either goal-directed therapy or standard hemodynamic management in lung resection surgery
- Trial name
- GDT-thorax (NCT03245372)
- Testing
- Standard care, Goal directed therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
A Trial to Evaluate Negative Pressure Incision Management System for Groin Wounds in Vascular Surgery Patients
The purpose of this research study is to investigate if a new negative pressure incision (surgical cut) management system, could reduce the occurrence of groin wound infections after vascular surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02399111
- Testing
- Prevena Incision Management System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
A Phase II Combined Modality Protocol of Debulking Surgery With HIPEC Followed by Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal & Fallopian Tube Cancers
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility, tolerability and safety of surgical debulking and resection with heated intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) followed by repeated intraperitoneal chemotherapy…
- Trial name
- HIPEC (NCT01659554)
- Testing
- Cisplatin, Doxorubicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Complication of Surgical Procedure
Hand Hygiene and Hospital Acquired Infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and evolving bacterial resistance are major public health concerns that impact all areas of healthcare.
- Trial name
- NCT02252562
- Testing
- Sage Personal Hand Hygiene System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,256 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
Fibrin Sealant in Preventing Fluid Build Up During Surgery in Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of an alternative surgical technique and the use of fibrin sealant in preventing post-operative seroma formation.
- Trial name
- NCT01649505
- Testing
- fibrin sealant (Beriplast P, TISSEEL VH), breast reconstruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma
Trial of Chemotherapy in Ovarian, Fallopian Tube and Peritoneal Carcinoma
This is a prospective study to evaluate the hypothesis that platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval surgical debulking with platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved maximal surgical…
- Conditions
- Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01519869
- Testing
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Rachel Miller
Reperfusion Injury
Study of High Dose Vitamin C On Outcome in Cardiac Surgery Patients
It has been shown that the stress that occurs during cardiac surgery leads to early decrease of many of the body's resources such as Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which may contribute to complications after surgery.
- Trial name
- VitaminC (NCT01167569)
- Testing
- Ascorbic Acid, 5 % Dextrose Water or Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer
Sorafenib in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Kidney Cancer
Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Conditions
- Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00126659
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, sorafenib tosylate, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Metastases, Adult
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Brain Metastases
The purpose of this phase 2 study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with previously untreated, surgically-resectable, solid tumor brain metastases.
- Trial name
- NCT04434560
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Ipilimumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sarah Sammons, MD
Patient and Surgical Related Risk Factors for Complications
TiLoop® Bra for Breast Reconstruction
A new approach for single stage implant based breast reconstruction (BR) is the use of a titanium-coated polypropylene mesh (TCPM) as an alternative to acellular dermal matrix (ADM).
- Trial name
- NCT01544023
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound
Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Eyelids
The investigators propose a prospective randomized control trial testing the hypothesis that routine topical antibiotic prophylaxis does not significantly reduce the rate of infection after eyelid surgery.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound, Eyelid Diseases, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03199911
- Testing
- Topical Antibiotic Product, Topical Non-Antibiotic Ointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lung Cancer, Complication of Surgical Procedure
Comparison of LigaSure to Conventional Electrocoagulation in Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy
Surgical treatment of lung cancer consists of two elements: anatomical lung resection (segmentectomy, lobectomy or pneumonectomy) followed by mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND).
- Trial name
- NCT03125798
- Testing
- LigaSure™, Monopolar electrocautery
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii i Torakochirurgii
Vomiting, Nausea
Post-Operative Therapy for Nausea or Vomiting
This is a single site, prospective, randomized controlled study designed to evaluate the impact of acupressure when used as an initial treatment before rescue medications in the treatment of post-operative nausea and/or vomiting…
- Trial name
- NCT03075163
- Testing
- Acupressure, Ondansetron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
NITI CAR27 (ColonRing) Compression Anastomosis in Colorectal Surgery
After resection of diseased segments of the large intestine, the continuity of the intestine has to be restored. This can be done by suturing or with so called stapling devices.
- Conditions
- Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms, Diverticulitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01056913
- Testing
- Compression Anastomosis Device, follow-up colonoscopy
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- St John of God Hospital, Vienna