Clinical trials: Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections
Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability Study of up to 20 mL of DFA-02 in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
This is a randomized, blinded, placebo and standard of care controlled study of the efficacy of a novel antibiotic containing gel compared to placebo gel in preventing surgical site infection after abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01888367
- Testing
- DFA-02 Antibiotic Gel
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 445 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection
Preoperative Application of Chlorhexidine to Reduce Infection With Cesarean Section After Labor
Surgical site infections (SSI) are the second most common cause of nosocomial infections accounting for 15% of all nosocomial infections among hospitalized patients and 38% of nosocomial infections in surgical patients.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection, Nosocomial Infection
- Trial name
- PRACTICAL (NCT03423147)
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloth, 4% Chlorhexidine gluconate vaginal scrub
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Angela Bianco
Surgical Site Infection, Unplanned Fracture-Related Reoperation
Pre-operative Aqueous Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Open Fractures
The prevention of infection is the single most important goal influencing peri-operative care of patients with open fractures. Standard practice in the management of open fractures includes sterile technique and pre-operative…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Unplanned Fracture-Related Reoperation, Open Appendicular Fracture
- Trial name
- Aqueous-PREP (NCT03385304)
- Testing
- 10% povidone-iodine (1% free iodine) in purified water, 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in purified water
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,638 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Surgical Site Infection
Benefit of a Single Preoperative Dose of Antibiotics for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
In a rural hospital in Tanzania the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) was 21.6%. Inappropriate choice of antibiotics and of administration time were determined as sole risk factors in this setting.
- Trial name
- SSI2 (NCT00801099)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
D001458, D011247
Effect of Prophylactic Negative Pressure Versus Silver Impregnated Silicone Bandage on C-Section Infection Rates
Effect of Prophylactic Negative Pressure versus Silver Impregnated Silicone Bandage on Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infection Rate
- Trial name
- NCT04582045
- Testing
- silver impregnated dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,064 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries
RECELL® System Combined With Meshed Autograft for Reduction of Donor Skin Harvesting in Soft Tissue Reconstruction
A prospective randomized within-subject controlled study to compare the clinical performance of conventional autografting with and without the RECELL system on acute non-burn full-thickness skin defects.
- Conditions
- Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries, Crush Injuries, Laceration of Skin
- Trial name
- NCT04091672
- Testing
- Control Intervention (Conventional Autograft), Investigational Intervention (RECELL + more widely meshed autograft)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Avita Medical
Surgery, Surgical Site Infection
SURGX Antimicrobial Gel Versus Povidone-iodine Skin Incision Prep in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Comparing the growth of intra-operative tissue cultures of Cutibacterium Acnes after primary shoulder replacement when using a no-prep control group versus antimicrobial wound gel versus betadine applied to the skin layer after…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgical Site Infection, Cutibacterium Acnes, Prosthetic-joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05919888
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, SURGX Wound Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Surgical Site Infection
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Effectiveness of Nasal Povidone-Iodine and Nasal Mupirocin
We hypothesize the application of mupirocin or povidone-iodine to the nares is equally effective in short term Staphylococcus aureus(SA)suppression.
- Trial name
- NCT01313182
- Testing
- mupirocin calcium ointment, 2%, 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,874 people
- Sponsor
- Solventum US LLC
Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants
Effect of Photodynamic Treatment on Skin Microbiome. Single Center Study
The overarching aim of this research project is to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. This study aims to investigate if photodynamic therapy has an effect on bacterial skin colonization and decrease number of…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants, Surgical Site Infection, Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Trial name
- PHOMIC (NCT04067843)
- Testing
- Photodynamic treatment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Surgical Site Infection
Preadmission Skin Wipe Use for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis in Adult Orthopaedic Surgery Patients
Intervention: This study will involve three different study arms with different interventions prior to surgery: (1) shower only, (2) shower plus Theraworx wipes, (3) shower plus chlorhexidine wipes Study Design: Single center RCT…
- Trial name
- NCT03401749
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2% Wipe, Theraworx Bath Wipes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Patients Undergoing Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Reduce Surgical Site Infection
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of surgical site infection between traditional wound care and negative pressure wound therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01905397
- Testing
- Conventional wound therapy, Negative pressure wound therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Surgical Site Infection
Air Barrier System for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
Airborne particles are present in all indoor environments including the operating room. Most of these particles come from the surgical staff moving around in the room, positioning of the patient during surgery, and the movement…
- Trial name
- ABS (NCT01610271)
- Testing
- Air Barrier System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
Colorectal Surgery
Prospective, Randomized, Parallel-arm Clinical Trial of CleanCision or Alexis O in Elective Colorectal Surgery
Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a problem in colorectal surgery. Strategies to reduce the incidence of SSI following colorectal surgery are important to improve overall patient outcomes, reduce healthcare-associated costs…
- Trial name
- NCT03816995
- Testing
- CleanCision Wound Retraction and Protection System, Alexis O Wound Protector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 702 people
- Sponsor
- Scott Steele
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Surgical Wound Infection
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Poststernotomy Infection
This prospective study evaluates the role of negative pressure wound therapy or wound VAC as a dressing over the incision to prevent poststernotomy wound infection in high risk patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02020018
- Testing
- Prevena Incision Management System, Conventional sterile dry wound dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,869 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Standard Normothermia Protocol On Surgical Site Infections
Aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a standard normothermia protocol and effects on postoperative Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02961244
- Testing
- Prewarming and perioperative warming with Forced Air Warming device and its blankets., Forced Air Warming blanket
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
The Effect of Tight Glycemic Control on Surgical Site Infection Rates in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three different glycemic treatment conditions (tight, conventional, and standard) in the intraoperative period on: 1) postoperative surgical site infections, and 2)…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01831154
- Testing
- Tight Glycemic, Conventional Glycemic, Standard Glycemic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital
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
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