Clinical trials: Surgical Complication
Postoperative Complications
Effect of Low-Dose Dexamethasone on the Incidence of Hyperglycemia Following Surgery
The question of a possible hyperglycemic effect from single-dose dexamethasone is an important issue for clinicians managing patients in the intraoperative and postoperative periods.
- Trial name
- NCT01545700
- Testing
- Control-saline, Dexamethasone 4 mg, Dexamethasone 8 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma
Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Cervical Cancer That Is Recurrent, Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
This phase II trial studies the effects of temsirolimus in treating patients with cervical cancer that cannot be cured by standard therapy.
- Conditions
- Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01026792
- Testing
- Temsirolimus, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Post-operative Pain
Initial Local Anesthetic Dose With Continuous Interscalene Analgesia
Objective: To determine a minimally effective initial local anesthetic bolus required to provide satisfactory analgesia using continuous brachial plexus infusion following arthroscopic shoulder surgery using a double-blind…
- Trial name
- NCT00672100
- Testing
- Ropivacaine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery
Comparison of Surgical Skin Preps During Cesarean Deliveries
In women that undergo non-emergency cesarean delivery, we are comparing the skin preparation solutions for best outcome of surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01870583
- Testing
- Iodine povidone, Chlorhexidine, Combination iodine and chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,404 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Staphylococcal Infections, Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Exeporfinium Chloride (XF-73) Gel on Nasal S.Aureus in Patients at Risk of Post-op Staphylococcal Infection
This study looks at the difference between XF-73 and placebo in reducing the carriage of a bacteria S. aureus in the nose before, during and after heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03915470
- Testing
- XF-73
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Destiny Pharma Plc
Infections, Surgery
Study Looking at the Effect of Silverlon on Post Operative Wound Infections
This clinical study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgical procedures that receive an abdominal skin incision of at least 6 cm.
- Trial name
- NCT01143883
- Testing
- Silverlon, Standard of Care Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Jorge Marcet
Post Surgical Pain
Dose Escalation of Dexamethasone to Increase Duration of Transversus Abdominal Plane Block Following Cesarean Section
The study aims to improve the care of the obstetric population after cesarean section and improve total patient satisfaction by improving post-surgical pain control with the use of dexamethasone in combination with bilateral TAP…
- Trial name
- NCT03098420
- Testing
- 2mg Dexamethasone, 4mg Dexamethasone, Ropivacaine (TAP blocks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Delirium
The Prevention of Delirium and Complications Associated With Surgical Treatments Multi Center Clinical Trial
Delirium is a medical term or condition that includes a temporary inability to focus attention and to think clearly. Delirium occurs commonly (10% to 70%) in patients older than 60 undergoing large surgeries.
- Trial name
- PODCAST (NCT01690988)
- Testing
- Ketamine (0.5 mg/kg), Ketamine (1 mg/kg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use
A Randomized-controlled Trial of Post-operative Opiate Quantities After Urogynecologic Surgery
This is a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of decreased post-operative prescriptions of opiate medications after urogynecologic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03319277
- Testing
- Decreased opiate prescription, Routine opiate prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Surgery, Cardiac
Contract-Relax (CR) Technique in the Management of Diaphragmatic Paresis After Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative respiratory complications are common complications of patients after cardiac surgery and increase morbidity and mortality and hospital length of stay.
- Trial name
- COREDIA (NCT05068219)
- Testing
- Usual physical therapy, Contract-Relax technique
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Pain, Post-operative
Evaluation of N1539 Following Bunionectomy Surgery
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of N1539 in subjects with acute moderate to severe pain following unilateral bunionectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02675907
- Testing
- N1539
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Baudax Bio
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Complication of Extracorporeal Circulation
A Pilot Study Comparing Anti-Inflammatory Effects Of TXA Versus EACA In Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare anti-inflammatory effects of two anti-fibrinolytic drugs (Tranexamic acid versus Epsilon-aminocaproic acid) in pediatric patients undergoing pediatric cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- TXAEACA (NCT02656472)
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Quality of Recovery, Same Day Surgery
Dexamethasone Administration To Improve Patient Recovery In Ambulatory Vaginal Prolapse Surgery: Is There A Role?
To the investigators knowledge there are no studies in the literature evaluating the effect of Dexamethasone administration on patients undergoing outpatient vaginal prolapse surgeries.
- Conditions
- Quality of Recovery, Same Day Surgery, Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative, Vaginal Prolapse
- Trial name
- NCT03338400
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Cognitive Disorders, Delirium
The Impact of Ketamine on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Delirium, and Renal Dysfunction
Ketamine is a commonly used anesthetic medication which is used for induction of anesthesia as well as as an analgesic. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties which may decrease post-operative complications…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Disorders, Delirium, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02554253
- Testing
- Ketamine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Vomiting and Nausea
Efficacy Side-effect Score (ESS): Development and Evaluation of a New Tool for Patients After Surgery
We hypothesized that better control of postoperative pain treatment and its side effects by monitoring ESS might influence the degree of mobility and morbidity in surgical patients and consequently reduce LOS.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Vomiting and Nausea, Postoperative Complications, Mental Status Changes Postoperative
- Trial name
- ESScore (NCT02143128)
- Testing
- Efficacy Safety Score, Verbal Numeric Rating Scale
- Where
- 2 sites in Kazakhstan, Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vestre VikenHF Kongsberg Sykehus
Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia
Pilot Study of Atorvastatin for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Up to 35% of hip fracture patients have been shown to experience heart injury after surgery, and as many as 10% have a heart attack or die in the three months after surgery.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia, Inflammation
- Trial name
- POST-OP Pilot (NCT02197065)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Effectiveness of Triple Therapy With Palonosetron for PON Prophylaxis
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a displeasing experience that distresses surgical patients during the first 24 hours after a surgical procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT02635828
- Testing
- Palonosetron 0.075 mg IV, Dexamethasone 10 mg IV, Promethazine 25 mg IV
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Kidney Cancer
Sunitinib Malate With or Without Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Sunitinib malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT01164228
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, Sunitinib
- Where
- 99 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain
Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has been studied, but up to date no data are…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Bowel Function, Postoperative Ambulation
- Trial name
- NCT01249872
- Testing
- GROUP A : 0 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP B : 1 mg MORPHINE- 0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE, GROUP C : 2 mg MORPHINE-0.1% LEVOBUPIVACAINE
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Patras