Clinical trials: Wound Complication
Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection
D-PLEX 302: Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Sternal Infection Post Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Controlled, Two arms, Single Blind, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX Administered Concomitantly with the Standard of Care (SOC) IV Prophylactic…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03558984
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine
Adaptive Staged Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Spinal Metastases That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies adaptive staged stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with spinal metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02527304
- Testing
- Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Post-operative Infections
Reduction in IV Associated Contamination
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether implementing a novel syringe and IV stopcock cap system impregnated with alcohol will reduce IV catheter bacterial contamination and infections in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01426217
- Testing
- Passive Bundle PSI (Problem Solving Innovations) Medical HubScrub, PSI Medical DocIt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury
FAST GFR: Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety of the FAST GFR Test in Patients.
This is a single site study designed to evaluate the FAST mGFR Test™ in healthy adult volunteers, patients with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).
- Trial name
- NCT01978314
- Testing
- 75 mg / 6 mL VFI™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FAST BioMedical
Pressure Ulcer, Ankle, Prosthesis User
Limb Health and Socket Pressure in Response to Powered Ankle Protheses
this project seeks to understand and quantify the effects of powered transtibial prostheses on socket loading and direct measures of residual limb health so as to inform the optimization of prosthesis fit.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Ankle, Prosthesis User, Prosthesis Durability, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- OPORP (NCT05112679)
- Testing
- PROPRIO FOOT® by Ossur & Empower ankle by Ottobock
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Laminectomy, Post-laminectomy Syndrome
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Post-Laminectomy Syndrome in Testing Phase
Traditionally, pain relief through spinal cord stimulation has been associated with the appearance of paresthesia in the affected area.
- Conditions
- Laminectomy, Post-laminectomy Syndrome, Spinal Cord Syndrome, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03702010
- Testing
- spinal cord stimulation conventional, spinal cord stimulation experimental
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León
TSA, Bruise
Natural History of Pain After Shoulder Arthroplasty Conducted With Multimodal Analgesia
This study aims to identify the timeline of pain following total shoulder replacement with the goal of developing data for a subsequent randomized trial.
- Conditions
- TSA, Bruise, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- TSA (NCT03021096)
- Testing
- Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Infection, Spinal Injuries
The Value of Home Chlorhexidine Pre-Surgical Wash Before Spine Surgery
The study team hypothesizes that at-home cleansing of the surgical site with chlorhexidine wipes provide no added benefit to decreasing microbial activity or preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02767427
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Wipes, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Pneumonia
Inspiratory Strength and Respiratory Complications After SCI Injury
The investigators conducting this study to investigate the relation between the respiratory muscle strength and respiratory complications.
- Trial name
- RESCOM (NCT02891096)
- Testing
- inspiratory muscle strength
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
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
Reperfusion Injury
Combined Drug Approach to Prevent Ischemia-reperfusion Injury During Transplantation of Livers (CAPITL)
The purpose of this study is to establish the effectiveness of the combined drug approach (anti-thrombin III, infliximab, apotransferrin, human recombinant erythropoietin beta, C1-inhibitor, glutathione, alfa-tocopherol…
- Trial name
- CAPITL (NCT02251041)
- Testing
- Antithrombin-III, Infliximab, Apotransferrin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Surgical Site Infections, Post Operative Complication
2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Cloths to Prevent SSI in Spine Surgery Patients
Surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery is a frequent complication and results in higher morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- DeSSI (NCT02490631)
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Supracondylar Humerus Fracture, Post Operative Wound Infection
Antibiotics Usage in Pediatric Orthopaedic Percutaneous Surgery (APOPS)
The aim of this study is to determine if antibiotics affect the outcome after percutaneous surgery for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT03261830
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Clindamycin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Sumit Gupta
Acute Kidney Injury
Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled CIN Trial
This double-blinded placebo-controlled study will examine the incidence and significance of contrast-induced acute kidney injury following IV iodine-based contrast material administration in subjects with stage IIIB or stage IV…
- Trial name
- NCT02467075
- Testing
- Iopamidol 300 (Contrast)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dysplasia; Hip, Prosthesis Survival
Long-term Outcomes of Conical Tapered Stems in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty Due to Congenital Hip Pathologies
A retrospective consecutive population of patients treated with conical tapered stems in cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis due to congenital hip pathologies will be selected.
- Trial name
- RetroCone (NCT04748458)
- Testing
- Conical tapered stem
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Chronic Kidney Disease
RenalGuard System and Contrast Media
The purpose of the present study is to assess the role of the RenalGuard System as compared to the optimal strategy (sodium bicarbonate infusion plus N-acetylcysteine (NAC)) in high and very-high risk patients to prevent…
- Trial name
- REMEDIALII (NCT01098032)
- Testing
- RenalGuard system, Systemic alone therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Mediterranea
Ventilator Induced Lung Injury, Cardiac Disease
Intensive Alveolar Recruitment Protocol After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively the impact of two protective mechanical ventilation strategies, both using low tidal volume ventilation (6 mL/kg/ibw) after cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Ventilator Induced Lung Injury, Cardiac Disease, Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01502332
- Testing
- Intensive Alveolar Recruitment, Moderate Alveolar Recruitment
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Bacterial Vaginoses
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
This is a double-blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center randomized trial of 482 pregnant women who are diagnosed with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in the late 3rd trimester (>34 weeks).
- Trial name
- NCT04578015
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Renal Artery Obstruction, Hypertension, Renovascular
Effects of Intravenous Bendavia™ on Reperfusion Injury in Patients Undergoing Angioplasty of the Renal Artery
This was a Phase 2a prospective, single center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of IV elamipretide for reduction of reperfusion injury…
- Conditions
- Renal Artery Obstruction, Hypertension, Renovascular, Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
- Trial name
- EVOLVE (NCT01755858)
- Testing
- Bendavia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.