Surgery Clinical Trials
A listing of Surgery medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 2,630 clinical trials
Assessment of Graft Perfusion and Oxygenation for Improved Outcome in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
After the esophagectomy, the stomach is most commonly used to restore continuity of the upper gastro-intestinal tract. The esophagogastric anastomosis is prone to serious complications such as anastomotic leakage (AL) The reported incidence of AL after esophagectomy ranges from 5%-20%. The AL associated mortality ranges from 18-40% compared with an …
The SAFE-Trial: Awake Craniotomy Versus Surgery Under General Anesthesia for Glioblastoma Patients.
The trial is designed as a multicenter randomized controlled study. 246 patients with presumed Glioblastoma Multiforme in eloquent areas on diagnostic MRI will be selected by the neurosurgeons according the eligibility criteria (see under). After written informed consent is obtained, the patient will be randomized for an awake craniotomy (AC) …
Perioperative Intervention to Reduce Metastatic Processes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative Surgery
In Israel, of the ~1000 patients diagnosed annually with pancreatic cancer (PC), approximately 250 (25 percent) will be eligible for curative surgery, of which 80 percent will succumb to post-surgical metastatic disease. A reduction in post-surgical metastatic disease will save dozens of patients in Israel annually, and tens-of thousands-around the …
Intra-wound Vancomycin Powder for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection Following Spinal Surgery
Cefazolin is given routinely pre and intraoperatively for patients undergoing spinal surgery to reduce the rate of infection. Intra-wound admission of Vancomycin powder has been suggested to reduce wound infection rates. Therefore, this study aims to compare the rate of wound-related complications between patients receiving standard treatment compared to patients …
Repeat Breast Conserving Surgery Followed by Daily Partial Breast Irradiation in Ipsilateral Breast
The standard treatment for participants whose cancer has returned after breast conserving surgery is radiation given twice daily (separated by at least 6 hours) for a total of 30 treatments. The purpose of this study is to find out if giving radiation once a day for 15 treatments after repeat …
Prophylactic Surgery Plus HIPEC With CO2 in Patients Affected by Gastric Carcinoma.GOETH Study
This is a phase III randomized, multicenter study with two different arm: experimental: prophylactic surgery plus HIPEC CO2 performed with mitomycin and cisplatin comparator: standard surgery Adjuvant treatment after surgery is mandatory except for documented cases of non-eligibility in both arms. Patient will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Randomization …
The Use of Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation in Patients After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery.
Resection of the vestibular schwannoma leads to acute peripheral or combined vestibular loss caused by a surgical lesion to the branches of the vestibular nerve and, less frequently also the lesion of the cerebellum. The lesion presents in patients with postural instability, vertigo, oscillopsia, and vegetative symptoms that may accompany …
Diet Modification in pAtients With Luminal Early Breast Cancer Candidate for Primary Surgery
to analyze the feasibility for patients with early luminal breast cancer to be compliant with a diet modification - ketogenic or proteins restricted diet - during 9 +/- 1 days, before breast cancer surgery. It's a Pilot study, monocentric, randomized
Prophylactic Oral Antibiotics on Sinonasal Outcomes Following Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Lesions
To find out whether oral antibiotics given after transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenoma improves sinus and nasal symptoms, reduces the incidence of infection (sinusitis), and helps mucosal healing in the nasal passages.
ALM-488 for Intra-Operative Visualization of Nerves in Head and Neck Surgery
This protocol describes prospective, open-label, blinded, randomized controlled, multicenter pivotal studies to evaluate ALM-488.