Clinical trials: Surgical Technique Comparison
Wounds, Closure
Wound Closure Techniques
A Comparison of Skin Closure Techniques after Primary Cesarean Delivery. Traci N. Gray, M.D. and Peter F. Schnatz, D.O. A prospective, observer blinded, randomized, and controlled trial comparing Dermabond closure technique to…
- Trial name
- NCT00282633
- Testing
- Dermabond
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Pancreatic Fistula, Distal Pancreatectomy Complications
An Evaluation of a New Technique Utilizing a Biologic Glue and Tissue Patch to Seal the Cut Edge of the Pancreas Following Removal of the Tail of the Pancreas
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether the use of an autologous falciform ligament patch combined with fibrin glue will reduce the rate of pancreatic fistula in patients completing distal pancreatectomy.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Fistula, Distal Pancreatectomy Complications, Falciform Patch Pancreatic Closure, Fibrin Glue Pancreatic Closure
- Trial name
- NCT00889213
- Testing
- Falciform patch and fibrin glue application, standard pancreatic closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y, Surgical Operation With Anastomosis, Bypass or Graft
Comparison of Laparoscopic Traditional and Knotless Sutures
Background Excess weight and obesity is the fifth leading risk factor for global death. Bariatric surgery is considered as the only effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02720718
- Testing
- Stratafix, Vicryl
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AZ St.-Dimpna Geel
Retention of Basic Surgical Skills, Surgical Skills Performance Score
Comparison of Peyton's Four-Step Approach and Halsted's 'See One, Do One' Method for Teaching Basic Surgical Skills
This study aimed to compare Halsted's "See One, Do One" method with Peyton's Four-Step Approach for teaching basic surgical skills to undergraduate medical students in a simulated skills-laboratory setting at Department of…
- Trial name
- NCT07735026
- Testing
- Halsted's approach, Peyton's approach
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Recession, Gingival
Comparison of Two Methods of Covering a Single Lower Front Tooth With Receded Gums
The primary objective of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the mean root coverage achieved with Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) + Connective Tissue Graft (CTG) (control) to Gingival Pedicle Split Thickness flap (GPST) +…
- Trial name
- NCT06037161
- Testing
- Mandibular Incisor root coverage procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Preparation of the Implant Site With Piezosurgery vs Drill
Observational Study on the Preparation of the Implant Site With Piezosurgery vs Drill: Comparison Between the Two Methods in Terms of Post-operative Pain, Surgical Times and Operational Advantages
Purpose: Recent advances showed that ultrasonic implant site osteotomy is related with a decreased trauma and a better post operative healing of the surgical site if compared to the traditional drilling techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT03978923
- Testing
- preparation of the implant site with Piezosurgery vs drill
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Upper Limb Surgery
Ultrasound-guided Versus Blind Technique in Medial Brachial Cutaneous Nerve and Intercostobrachial Nerve Blocks
The axillary brachial plexus block is a technique of locoregional anesthesia indicated in the distal upper limb surgery : hand, forearm, the lower third of the arm including the elbow.
- Trial name
- ECHO_NCMB (NCT02940847)
- Testing
- medial brachial cutaneous nerve block and intercostobrachial nerve block with blind technique, medial brachial cutaneous nerve block and intercostobrachial nerve block with ultrasound-guided technique
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Colorectal Operations
Carbon Footprint Assessment for Robotic, Laparoscopic and Open Colorectal Operations to Enhance Environmental Sustainability
The goal of this study is to conduct a life cycle assessment of robotic, laparoscopic and open colorectal procedures and compare their climate impact.
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT06844604)
- Testing
- robotic colorectal procedures, laparoscopic colorectal procedures, open colorectal procedures
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Comparison of Early Versus Delay Reconstruction in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tearing
The purpose of this study is to determine which surgical method is better for anterior cruciate ligament teas in outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01580722
- Testing
- early reconstruction, delay reconstruction
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Periodontal Intrabony Defect
Entire Papilla Preservation and Conventional Flap Surgery in Treating Intrabony Defects: A 6-Month Clinical Trial
Intraosseous defects are characterized by vertical bone loss within the borders of the alveolar bone surrounding the teeth due to periodontal disease and are considered a clinically concerning condition.
- Trial name
- NCT06687785
- Testing
- Entire Papilla Preservation Technique, Conventional Flap Surgery Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHODS, Traditional Classroom-Based Learning
Comparison of Flipped vs Traditional Classroom Teaching for Primary Surgical Skills in Postgraduate Surgical Trainees
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach in improving the surgical skills of MS Surgery and allied specialty trainees compared with the traditional classroom method.
- Conditions
- FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHODS, Traditional Classroom-Based Learning, Surgical Skill Training
- Trial name
- NCT07729176
- Testing
- flipped classroom, traditional method of teaching,
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Surgical Education, Operating Room Nursing
Digital Gamification vs. Traditional Training for Hip Replacement Instrument Table Setup (ORNurse)
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of a digital gamification-based training method and a traditional training method on instrument table layout skills in total hip replacement surgery.
- Conditions
- Surgical Education, Operating Room Nursing, Educational Technology
- Trial name
- ORNurse (NCT07194148)
- Testing
- Gamified Digital Education (ORNurse: Steril Setup 1.0), Traditional Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DERYA ESENKAYA
Interdental Papillae Reconstruction, Hyaluronic Acid
A Modern, Non-surgical Method for Treating Papillary Deficiencies is the Use of Hyaluronic Acid, Which Have Demonstrated Encouraging Outcome. Subperiosteal Hyaluronic Acid Injection Overlay Technique with the Idea of Merging Hyaluronic Acid Injection with Surgical Intervention to Reconstruct Idp
The interdental papilla is a crucial part of an esthetic smile, its loss results in gingival black triangles giving unpleasant appearance which directly affect patient self-esteem (Lee et al. 2016).
- Trial name
- NCT06889311
- Testing
- Subperiosteal hyaluronic acid injection overlay technique, Tunneling with connective tissue graft.
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Nerve Block Techniques
Postoperative pain can pose significant challenges in the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing major colorectal surgery. Traditionally, opioids have played an important role in treating postoperative pain.
- Conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02538679
- Testing
- US TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine, Lap TAP Bupivacaine/Epinephrine
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Paramedian Spinal Anaesthesia, Real Time Ultrasound Guiding
Paramedian Spinal Anaesthesia : Comparison Between Land-mark Guided Technique and Real-time Ultrasound Guided Technique.
To identify the value of using the ultrasound in applying a commonly used regional anaesthetic procedure (spinal anaesthesia) when compared with the conventional landmark guided approach, regarding the efficiency of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02767076
- Testing
- conventional paramedian spinal anesthesia, ultrasound guided paramedian spinal anesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Gingival Recession
Pinhole Versus Tunnel for Soft Tissue Recession
This is an assessor-blinded split-mouth randomized clinical study to compare root coverage and gingival tissue thickness following two different surgical procedures for non-autologous grafting: the pinhole surgical technique…
- Trial name
- NCT04513041
- Testing
- Pinhole surgical technique and tunnel technique in a split mouth design
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohanad Al-Sabbagh
Bicep Tenodesis
Comparison of Two Surgical Techniques for Open Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis
Participants who are indicated for an open biceps tenodesis procedure will be recruited to join the study. The participant will undergo the standard biceps tenodesis procedure using either one standard anchor or two mini anchors…
- Trial name
- NCT06797128
- Testing
- One Anchor, Two Mini Anchors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Arthroplasty Replacement, Knee, Anesthesia Conduction
Migration Rate for Continuous Adductor Canal Block Catheters After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery: a Comparison Between Two Insertion Techniques
Continuous adductor canal block (CACB) is becoming increasingly popular for providing postoperative analgesia following knee arthroplasties.
- Trial name
- ISAFExOOPS (NCT07681622)
- Testing
- ISAFE technique for adductor canal catheter insertion, OOPS technique
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Postoperative Pain, Erector Spinae Plane Block in Spinal Surgery
Open Technique Erector Spinae Plane Block in Spinal Surgery
Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is an interfacial plane block with visceral and somatic analgesic activity at paraspinal muscles.ESPB has been successfully applied as a part of multimodal analgesia in treating postoperative pain…
- Trial name
- NCT06157762
- Testing
- Erector spinae plane block, Erector spinae plane block performed by surgeon
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Gingival Recession, Localized
Microsurgical vs Macro Surgical Approach for Grade II Gingival Recessions Employing Laterally Repositioned Flap
This study was conducted to assess the evaluation of micro and Macro surgical approach in the treatment of grade II gingival recessions using the laterally repositioned flap
- Trial name
- CCMMRCLDF (NCT03654339)
- Testing
- root coverage
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre