Clinical trials: Wound Infection, Surgical
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section
STRIPES Study: Study To Reduce Infection Post cEsarean Section
The objective of this study is to determine if the use of chlorhexidine gluconate cloths prior to cesarean section reduce the rate of infectious morbidity (i.e. surgical site infections, endometritis).
- Conditions
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section, Infectious Morbidity, Surgical Site Infections
- Trial name
- NCT02402907
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vancomycin, Implantable Neural Stimulator
Intrawound Vancomycin Prophylaxis for Neural Stimulator
The implantable pulse generator (IPG) is a device that generates electrical current to stimulate the spine, heart, or brain for various chronic conditions.
- Conditions
- Vancomycin, Implantable Neural Stimulator, Deep Brain Stimulation, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- IV-DIRT (NCT03221023)
- Testing
- Vancomycin Hydrochloride, Saline Solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Operation Wound; Infection, Bacterial Infections
Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub
To study whether a device has a nudging effect on the time spend on surgical rub.
- Conditions
- Operation Wound; Infection, Bacterial Infections, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
- Trial name
- NCT04609384
- Testing
- Alcohol rub timer device
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Sygehus Lillebaelt
Colorectal Cancer
Difference of Surgical Site Infection Between Using Sodium Picosulfate Solution(PicosolutionⓇ) and Oral Sulfate Tablet(ORA·FANGⓇ) in Colorectal Cancer Surgery
This is a prospective randomized study to evaluate the difference in the rate of surgical site infection between the patients who used Sodium Picosulfate solution(PicosolutionⓇ) and tablet Oral Sulphate Solution(ORA·FANGⓇ) for…
- Trial name
- NCT04593446
- Testing
- Oral Sulfate Tablet(ORA·FANGⓇ), Sodium Picosulfate Solution(PicosolutionⓇ)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Center, Korea
Wound Infection, Gynecologic Cancer
Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (VAC) in Gynecologic Oncology (G.O.)
A prospective controlled randomized study aimed to prospectively evaluate, the impact and effectiveness of clean incision prophylactic vacuum negative pressure therapy on wound healing (ciNPWT) in women at high risk of developing…
- Trial name
- GO-VAC (NCT04584957)
- Testing
- VAC therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Surgical Site Infection
SSI Rates in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy Without Reconstruction- A Multicenter, Double-blinded RCT.
Breast cancer is the second most prevalent malignancy in the world and an important component of treatment warrants surgical procedures such as mastectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04577846
- Testing
- Cephalexin 500 MG
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Surgical Scrubbing, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Hand Scrubbing Methods and the Duration of Scrubbing Time
Surgical hand scrubbing is the removal of transient flora and reduction of permanent flora as much as possible before any sterile gloves are worn before any surgical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT04579705
- Testing
- Using a brush
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
Surgical Site Infection
Chlorhexidine Cloths to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in Cesarean Deliveries
Pregnancy-associated infection represents a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Cesarean delivery is the most common major surgical procedure and is associated with a rate of surgical site infection (SSI) that is…
- Trial name
- NCT04202471
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Cloth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Surgical Wound Infection
Effects of Showering in 48-72 Hours of Median Sternotomy on Wound Infection, Pain, Comfort and Satisfaction
Time of showering after surgery is still a controversial issue for surgical patients and health professionals. It has been reported that patients should not shower until sutures are removed since traditionally showering is…
- Trial name
- NCT04250961
- Testing
- postoperative early shower
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Open Fracture, Post-Op Wound Infection
Noninferiority Comparison of Prophylactic Open Fracture Antimicrobial Regimens
To demonstrate noninferiority of three different empiric antimicrobial regimens compared to the traditional antimicrobial regimen for the management of grade III open fractures as well as evaluate outcomes among these groups.
- Trial name
- NCT03560232
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Ampicillin/sulbactam, Piperacillin/tazobactam
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Mercy Health Ohio
Antibiotic, Bowel Cancer
Mechanical Bowel Preparation With or Without Oral Antibiotics for Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Investigation of the role of adding oral antibiotics to preoperative mechanical bowel preparation before colorectal surgery for cancer.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic, Bowel Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- MECCA (NCT03563586)
- Testing
- Bowel Preparation plus antibiotics, Bowel Preparation
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Perianal Abscess, Perianal Infections
Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities
The aim of this trial is to compare internal wound packing to no packing in postoperative management following incision and drainage of perianal abscess.
- Conditions
- Perianal Abscess, Perianal Infections, Peri Rectal Abscess, Abscess; Anus
- Trial name
- PPAC2 (NCT03315169)
- Testing
- External dressing, Packing of perianal abscess cavity
- Where
- 50 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Healing Surgical Wounds, Infection
Surgical Management of Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws With Concentrated Growth Factor
The purpose of this present study was to evaluate the efficiency of the growth factors delivered by concentrated growth factor (CGF) on the healing process of osteoporotic patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT04531800
- Testing
- Concentrated growth factor, Non-concentrated growth factor
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Total Knee Replacement
Comparison of Surgical Site Infection After Skin Closure by Prolene or Staples in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Knee arthroplasty also known as the total knee replacement is an orthopedic surgical procedure done to resurface the knee that has been severely damaged by arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT04492852
- Testing
- Polypropylene (PROLENE) sutures, Staple Sutures
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Indus Hospital and Health Network
Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound
Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Eyelids
The investigators propose a prospective randomized control trial testing the hypothesis that routine topical antibiotic prophylaxis does not significantly reduce the rate of infection after eyelid surgery.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound, Eyelid Diseases, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03199911
- Testing
- Topical Antibiotic Product, Topical Non-Antibiotic Ointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Skin Diseases, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Hand Antisepsis With Propan-ol-1 60% Per Rubbing and Scrubbing
The present study evaluates the effects of to compare bactericidal efficacy using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% using the hand rub method versus hand scrub method in order to test if pass the standard european…
- Trial name
- NCT04446923
- Testing
- Hand antisepsis by scrub
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Staphylococcus Aureus, Orthopaedic Surgery
Preoperative Decolonization and Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery - 2 Year Outcome in Prosthetic Surgery
Surgical site infections in orthopaedic surgery are a major problem. Decolonization has been suggested to reduce infection rates.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Site Infection, Prevention
- Trial name
- DECO-SSI (NCT03962907)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Lifo-Scrub sol 4%®, 500ml, B. Braun, BACTROBAN® Nasal ong
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,318 people
- Sponsor
- Lindenhofgruppe AG
Surgical Site Infection
Gaps Between Evidence and Practice in Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Spain
Web-based survey to members of 10 Spanish Associations of surgical nurses and surgeons of different specialities to know the application of preventative measures for surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- SurveyOIC (NCT04310878)
- Testing
- Survey among perioperative nurses and surgeons
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Coronary Artery Disease, Surgical Wound Infection
Outcomes of Total Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
"real-life" retrospective multicentric database for the analysis of the long term outcomes of total arterial CABG in comparison to saphenous vein based CABG
- Trial name
- MOZART (NCT03231527)
- Testing
- coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Italy and 2 more
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Hypothermia; Anesthesia, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
Perioperative Hypothermia in Patients Submitted to Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
Hypothermia is a frequent perioperative complication. Its appearance can have deleterious effects such as perioperative bleeding or surgical site infection. Once the temperature has decreased, its treatment is difficult.
- Conditions
- Hypothermia; Anesthesia, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Peroperative Complication, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03617809
- Testing
- Preoperative warming
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Ángel Becerra