Clinical trials: Surgical Procedures
Esophageal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Chemoradiotherapy, With or Without Surgery, in Treating Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as paclitaxel, fluorouracil, and cisplatin use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00069953
- Testing
- filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, cisplatin
- Where
- 97 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Hemorrhoids
Comparison Study of Surgical Staplers for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the Covidien EEA™ Hemorrhoid and Prolapse Stapling Set for the treatment of hemorrhoids is non-inferior to the competitor device based on the primary endpoint.
- Trial name
- HEMOSTASIS (NCT01306877)
- Testing
- EEA Hemorrhoid and Prolapse Stapling Set, Endosurgery Proximate PPH03 Stapling Set
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Cancer, Spinal Fractures
CAFE Study - Cancer Patient Fracture Evaluation
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty treatment for painful, acute, vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) as compared to standard non-surgical therapy in patients…
- Trial name
- CAFE (NCT00211237)
- Testing
- Balloon Kyphoplasty, Non Surgical Management
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Deformity Intraoperative Monitoring.
A multicenter, international prospectively collected patient cohort undergoing high-risk spinal cord level surgery or spinal osteotomy procedures will be enrolled to establish the incidence of intraoperative alerts in high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT03880292
- Testing
- Document intraoperative Maneuvers
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- AO Foundation, AO Spine
Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in the Combined Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this study evaluate the effect of the method of administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for the duration of of functioning aorto-coronary bypass grafts in the surgical treatment of coronary heart…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Heart Failure, Diastolic
- Trial name
- TAMIS (NCT02059512)
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 0, Group 2
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms
Assessing the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System for Surgery of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
To assess the use of the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) in transoral surgeries in patients with benign and malignant lesions of the oral cavity and laryngopharynx.
- Conditions
- Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Head and Neck Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT00721539
- Testing
- da Vinci Surgical Robot Platform, Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Other Surgical Procedures
Ultrasound-guided Axillary Plexus Block - Dose Reduction of Prilocaine
Clinical aim: Does reducing the dose of local anesthetic in ultrasound-guided axillary plexus anesthesia have any effect on the success rate and additional parameters of block quality? Methodology: In this prospective cohort…
- Trial name
- NCT01309360
- Testing
- midazolam, prilocaine 1%
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Helios Research Center
Obstruction of Pelviureteric Junction
The Efficacy and Safety of Local Anesthetic Infusion With Ropivacaine
The investigators propose a prospective blinded randomized control trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy and safety of a simple method of continuous infusion of a local anesthetic, ropivacaine, via a surgical wound to control pain…
- Trial name
- NCT00930046
- Testing
- Ropivacaine wound catheter, Saline wound catheter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Laparotomy vs. Drainage for Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis
This study will compare the effectiveness of two surgical procedures -laparotomy versus drainage - commonly used to treat necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or isolated intestinal perforations (IP) in extremely low birth weight…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT01029353)
- Testing
- Laparotomy, Drainage
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Hernia, Surgical Wound Dehiscence
Repair of Challenging Abdominal Wall Defects: Strattice(TM) TM in Abdominal Wall Repair (StAR)
The objective of this study is to compare the incidence of post-repair wound related complications, including hernia occurrence/recurrence, between challenging abdominal wall defects repaired with Strattice(TM) Reconstructive…
- Trial name
- StAR (NCT01083472)
- Testing
- Strattice(TM) Reconstructive Tissue Matrix, Suture/suture with absorbable mesh
- Where
- 29 sites in France, Germany and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- LifeCell
Traumatic Lacerations or Surgical Incisions
Safety and Efficacy Study of BondEase to Treat Traumatic Lacerations and Surgical Incisions
To demonstrate that BondEase™ and conventional wound closure devices (CWCD) are the same in terms of cosmesis (appearance) of the repaired wound when these devices are used for closure of surgical and traumatic wounds .
- Trial name
- NCT01716013
- Testing
- BondEase, CWCD
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- OptMed, Inc.
Severe Obesity, Hypoxia
Use of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Procedures
The study evaluated the effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to decrease the incidence of desaturation events in patients with severe obesity undergoing upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03529461
- Testing
- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Rescue non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Secondary rescue maneuvers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol Hospital
Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreas Cancer
Does Cefoxitin or Piperacillin-Tazobactam Prevent Postoperative Surgical Site Infections After Pancreatoduodenectomy?
The purpose of this study is to figure out which commonly used antibiotic, cefoxitin or piperacillin-tazobactam, is better at decreasing the rate of surgical site infections after pancreatoduodenectomy.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03269994
- Testing
- Cefoxitin, Piperacillin-tazobactam
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 967 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures
Gastric Artery Embolization Trial for Lessening Appetite Nonsurgically
The purpose of this pilot study is to achieve the collection of safety and efficacy data in patients undergoing left gastric artery embolization for morbid obesity in the United States.
- Conditions
- Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures, Obesity
- Trial name
- GETLEAN (NCT02248688)
- Testing
- BeadBlock 300 - 500 Micron, Left Gastric Artery Embolization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dayton Interventional Radiology
Pain
Hydrocodone For Pain Control in First Trimester Surgical Abortion
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperatively administered hydrocodone/acetaminophen (HC/APAP) reduces pain during a first trimester surgical abortion.
- Trial name
- NCT01330459
- Testing
- Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Lorazepam
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Micks
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
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
MESA Rail™ AIS Study - Preservation of Curve Correction
To evaluate the restoration and maintenance of thoracic kyphosis and coronal curve correction demonstrated through the surgical implantation of the K2M MESA Rail™ Deformity System as compared to literature reported outcomes for…
- Trial name
- NCT02062606
- Testing
- MESA Rail™ Deformity System
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- K2M, Inc.
Hysterectomy
A Trial on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Versus Robotic Hysterectomy
Robotic technology has been used for laparoscopic hysterectomies for over 10 years. Mayo Clinic Arizona has used robotics in Gynecology for the last 10 years with well over 500 procedures performed.
- Trial name
- NCT00895284
- Testing
- Robotic hysterectomy, Standard Hysterectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Blood Loss, Surgical
Efficacy Study of Recombinant Protein (Ecallantide) to Reduce Blood Loss During Primary Coronary Bypass Grafting or Valve Repair/Replacement
The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dose levels of ecallantide versus placebo in reducing blood loss following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as measured by chest tube drainage during the…
- Trial name
- NCT00448864
- Testing
- Ecallantide
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Breast Cancer
Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Breast-conserving surgery is a less invasive type of surgery for breast cancer and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT01556243
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, whole breast irradiation
- Where
- 350 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
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