Clinical trials: Trauma Prevention
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
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
Radiodermatitis, Quality of Life
Monocenter, Open Label Clinical Investigation on the Treatment of Radiation Induced Dermatitis With Xonrid®
To evaluate the performance of Xonrid® in the prevention and treatment of G2 radiation dermatitis in breast and head \& neck cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03255980
- Testing
- Xonrid® gel, Standard of Care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinn Healthcare SA
Epilepsy, Post-traumatic Epilepsy
Levetiracetam to Prevent Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
Head injury is the cause of approximately 5% of all epilepsy in the US. Past attempts at preventing epilepsy by treatment with older antiepileptic drugs have been unsuccessful.
- Trial name
- NCT01463033
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Pavel Klein
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD Prevention Study Examining the Efficacy of Sertraline in Burn Victims
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine whether administration of sertraline to patients who exhibit acute stress disorder secondary to severe burns can contribute to the prevention of…
- Trial name
- NCT02520726
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Delayed Healing
PICO Breast Reduction Clinical Study Looking at Incision Healing Complications
The purpose of this study is to see if the use of a single-use negative pressure wound therapy system (NPWT) will have an effect on the reduction of post-surgical incision healing complications following breast reduction surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01640366
- Testing
- PICO
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
A Study of Sertraline to Prevent PTSD
The broad, long-term objectives of this proposal are to prevent the emergence of posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms in children admitted for an acute burn, reconstructive surgery, or non-burn injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00182078
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Firearm Injury
Safety Education in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of video-based safe firearm storage education in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- SEED (NCT05168878)
- Testing
- 30-second BeSMART video, 3-minute BeSMART video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 407 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Post Traumatic Headache
Naratriptan for the Treatment of Post Traumatic Headache Associated With Cognitive Dysfunction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether naratriptan, a medication approved for treatment of migraine, is effective in the treatment of post traumatic headache associated with cognitive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00487578
- Testing
- naratriptan HCl
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cady, Roger, M.D.
Wound Infection
Topical Silver for Prevention of Wound Infection After Cesarean Delivery
A common concern in any surgical procedure is the occurrence of infection. Silver-containing treatments are popular and used in wound treatment; however, there is presently little evidence of the effectiveness of…
- Trial name
- NCT01169064
- Testing
- Silver-containing surgical dressing, Cloth adhesive dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 475 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Surgical Site Infection, Colon Surgery
D-PLEX 312 - Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection (SHIELD II)
Phase III, Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Two-arm, Double Blind Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX Administered Concomitantly with the Standard of Care (SoC), Compared to a SoC Treated…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Colon Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Post-Op Infection
- Trial name
- D-PLEX312 (NCT04411199)
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care (SoC)
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 975 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury
Usability Validation of Patient Monitoring Device for Pressure Injury Prevention and Fall Detection
This study describes a procedure to collect a subject's position, movement, physiological data and usability information using Masimo's investigational device.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03121144
- Testing
- Masimo Centroid System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Spinal Cord Injury, Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Prevention of Bone Loss After Acute SCI by Zoledronic Acid
The overall objective of this study is to define an effective therapeutic approach, using currently available medication, to prevent or mitigate the loss of bone mass and bone strength that occurs after acute spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Bone Loss, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT02325414
- Testing
- Zoledronic acid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Angel® Catheter Early Feasibility Clinical Study
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to obtain initial insights into the safety of the Angel® Catheter in critically ill subjects with high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) disease AND who are not receiving…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Venous Thromboembolism
- Trial name
- NCT01847196
- Testing
- Angel® Catheter
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- BiO2 Medical
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
Addiction, Depression/Anxiety
Healing Lodge First Face Training Evaluation Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a culturally grounded training program, xaʔtus (meaning First Face) for Mental Health. This program will train community members in how to recognize and respond to youth and adults…
- Conditions
- Addiction, Depression/Anxiety, Trauma, Psychological, Self-harm
- Trial name
- NCT06290180
- Testing
- First Face for Mental Heatlh
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Traumatic Injury, Venous Thromboembolism
Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in High-Risk Trauma Patients
This is a pilot study to determine if anti-thrombin III (AT-III) serum concentrations differ between patients with normal versus subtherapeutic anti-Xa trough concentrations when placed on enoxaparin 30 mg twice daily for VTE…
- Trial name
- NCT02412982
- Testing
- Enoxaparin 40 mg q12h, Enoxaparin 30 mg q8h
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Fibrosis, Skin Scarring
Light Emitting Diode-Red Light (LED-RL) Phototherapy for Skin Scarring Prevention
Skin scarring (fibrosis) is a common complication in the wound healing process and remains a therapeutic challenge. Scar formation often occurs following injury to the skin such as surgery, trauma, and burns.
- Conditions
- Fibrosis, Skin Scarring, Skin Wound, Hypertrophic Scar
- Trial name
- NCT03795116
- Testing
- LED-RL phototherapy, Mock irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Gum Injury
Assessing Effects of a Denture Gel on Gum Abrasions
This is a parallel design study. Up to 40 subjects with a full mandibular and full maxillary dentures will be enrolled into the study. Subjects will use their current denture care +/- a treatment gel for 4 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04913636
- Testing
- Treatment Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Procter and Gamble
Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Zoledronic Acid for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention (ZEST II)
The goal of this study is to perform the first fracture reduction clinical trial with a potent antiresorptive agent (intravenous zoledronic acid) in the most vulnerable long-term care population.
- Trial name
- ZEST II (NCT02589600)
- Testing
- Zoledronic acid, vitamin D, calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan