Clinical trials: Surgical Procedures
Post-Surgical Ocular Pain, Post-Surgical Ocular Inflammation
OTX-14-003: A Phase 3 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of OTX-DP for the Treatment of Ocular Inflammation and Pain After Cataract Surgery
The objective of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of OTX-DP (dexamethasone insert) 0.4 mg for intracanalicular use when placed in the canaliculus of the eyelid for the treatment of post-surgical inflammation and…
- Trial name
- NCT02089113
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
Breast Cancer
Metformin Hydrochloride in Treating Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Metformin hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well metformin hydrochloride works in treating women with…
- Trial name
- NCT00984490
- Testing
- metformin hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Wound Contamination, Colorectal Surgery
Cleancision IntRaoperative Contamination prEvention Study
This study entitled, An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the CleanCision Wound Retraction and Protection System in Protecting Surgical Incisions from Intraoperative Contamination When Used during Colorectal Surgery, is…
- Trial name
- CIRCE (NCT02413879)
- Testing
- CleanCision
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Prescient Surgical
Obesity, Morbid, Postoperative Pain
Study of the Effect of the Drug Gabapentin on Postoperative Pain and Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the drug gabapentin (Neurontin®) for its ability to reduce postoperative pain, the need for morphine-like pain medication, and the severity and frequency of postoperative nausea…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT00886236
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Pilonidal Sinus, Sinus; Dermal, Pilonidal
Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Umbilical Pilonidal Disease
The aim of the study was to compare the results of conservative and surgical treatment, to create an algorithm for the management of the disease, and gain more information about the etiology, pathogenesis, and course of the…
- Conditions
- Pilonidal Sinus, Sinus; Dermal, Pilonidal, Umbilical Granuloma
- Trial name
- NCT01662765
- Testing
- Surgery, conservative
- Where
- 5 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Park Gaziantep Hospital
Aging
REMAP Trial for Optimizing Surgical Outcomes at UPMC
The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of various interventions to improve patient outcome as defined by hospital free days at day 90 for adult patients undergoing elective surgery.
- Trial name
- UPMCREMAP (NCT03861767)
- Testing
- Metformin ER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew Neal MD
Cardiac Complication During Procedure
Prospective Double Blinded Randomized Control Study of the Use of Fibrinogen in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery
The aim of the study is to show that first line treatment with concentrated fibrinogen has superiority over the conventional therapy with fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets, and cryoprecipitate in perioperative management of…
- Trial name
- NCT01623531
- Testing
- Fibrinogen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cerebral Palsy, Hip Dysplasia
Peri-operative Use of a Pain Injection in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy
Pain management in pediatric patients presents a difficult challenge. Unlike adults, pediatric patients often cannot communicate their pain management needs clearly.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hip Dysplasia, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04074265
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection, normal saline
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cataract
Study of the Femtosecond Laser System as Compared to Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis for Cataract Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the OptiMedica Femtosecond Laser System to perform surgical maneuvers used in the treatment of subjects with cataracts.
- Trial name
- NCT01069172
- Testing
- FS Laser Surgery, CCC Surgery
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Optics
Ventral Hernia Repair
Reducing INfection at the Surgical SitE With Antibiotic Irrigation During Ventral Hernia Repair (RINSE Trial)
This is a study to determine if the incidence of infection at the Surgical SitE is impacted if with Antibiotic Irrigation is used during Ventral Hernia Repair (RINSE Trial)
- Trial name
- RINSE (NCT03945357)
- Testing
- Gemcitabine/ clindamycin, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Atezolizumab Before Surgery for the Treatment of Regionally Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer With an Unknown or Historic Primary Site
This phase II trial tests whether atezolizumab works to shrink tumors before surgery in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer with an unknown or historic primary site that has spread to other places in the lymph nodes…
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, Stage III Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT05110781
- Testing
- Atezolizumab, Radiation Therapy, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Opioid Misuse and Addiction, Pain
Toward Zero Prescribed Opioids for Outpatient General Surgery
Investigators have created an opioid reduction "package" which includes patient education, non-narcotic pain control instructions, and limited (or no) opioid pain prescriptions provided at discharge in an attempt to reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT05327777
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Zero Opioid Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Pancreatic Cancer
SBRT Plus Pembrolizumab and Trametinib for Pancreatic Cancer
Hypothesis: Survival benefits could be found in SBRT Plus Pembrolizumab and Trametinib compared with SBRT plus gemcitabine.
- Trial name
- NCT02704156
- Testing
- Cyberknife plus Pembrolizumab and Trametinib, Cyberknife plus Gemcitabine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Stage IA Uterine Corpus Cancer
Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With High-Risk Endometrial Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy, paclitaxel, and carboplatin work in treating patients with high-risk endometrial cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Stage IA Uterine Corpus Cancer, Stage IB Uterine Corpus Cancer, Stage II Uterine Corpus Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01041027
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, Internal Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Intramyocardial Injection of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Derived Mononuclear Cells During Surgical Repair of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Researchers want to better understand what happens to the heart when the stem cells are injected directly into the muscle of the right side of the heart during the Stage II palliative surgery for single ventricle patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT03779711
- Testing
- Autologous (self) mononuclear cells derived from umbilical cord blood, Stage II Surgical repair
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Timothy J Nelson, MD, PhD
Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
FlexNav EU CE Mark Study
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to characterize the safety of the next-generation FlexNav™ Delivery System for transfemoral implantation of the Portico™ Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve in symptomatic severe aortic…
- Trial name
- NCT03724812
- Testing
- Portico Valve and FlexNav™ Delivery System
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia, Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Blanket Used to Prevent Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia
The investigation was designed as an Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomised, Controlled Investigation to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket Used for Continuous Active Warming to…
- Trial name
- NCT01900067
- Testing
- BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Prolapse
Surgical Study Comparing 2 Procedures for the Treatment of a Dropped Bladder
The purpose of this study is to determine whether vaginal repair or abdominal repair is the procedure of choice for the surgical management of a prolapsed bladder.
- Trial name
- NCT00271102
- Testing
- anterior vaginal repair (colporrhaphy), abdominal paravaginal defect repair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Diabetic Macular Edema
A Multicenter Study to Compare Multiple Doses of Intravitreal Microplasmin Versus Sham Injection for Treatment of Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
A multicenter study to compare multiple doses of intravitreal microplasmin for non-surgical PVD induction for treatment of patients with DME.
- Trial name
- MIVI-II (NCT00412451)
- Testing
- ocriplasmin
- Where
- 15 sites in Belgium, Germany and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- ThromboGenics
Scar, Skin Scarring
Scar Appearance After Postoperative Hydrocolloid Dressing Versus Standard Petrolatum Ointment
Patients will be randomized either to receive standard daily dressing or hydrocolloid dressing using a randomization generator. After closing the wound with the sutures,the scar will be covered by a hydrocolloid dressing, which…
- Conditions
- Scar, Skin Scarring, Skin Cancer, Wound Heal
- Trial name
- NCT05618912
- Testing
- Hydrocolloid dressing, Petrolatum jelly dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University