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
Esketamine for Prevention of Depression After Cytoreductive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intraoperative administration of esketamine would prevent or mitigate postoperative depressive symptoms after cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: Whether a single low dose of esketamine administered would reduce the postoperative depressive symptoms three …
Evaluation of Clinical Impact of the Type of Cardioplegia Used in the Patient Undergoing Major Cardiac Surgery.
Phase IV clinical trial of a single-blind, prospective and longitudinal randomized intervention comparing patients undergoing major cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation who are administered Custodiol crystalloid cardioplegia versus Buckberg blood cardioplegia.
Intermittent Cefoxitin Administration Versus Loading Bolus Followed by Continuous Infusion for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Colorectal Surgery
The goal of this prospective, multicentre, double-blind, randomized clinical trial is to compare intermittent cefoxitin administration to loading bolus followed by continuous infusion for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. The main objective is to demonstrate the superiority of a loading dose of cefoxitin followed by continuous infusion over standard …
Dexmedetomidine or Clonidine Infusion for Prevention of Delirium After Open Heart Surgery
A parallel-group treatment, five-centre, participant and investigator masked, three-arm study to assess the safety and effectiveness of dexmedetomidine or clonidine infusion compared to placebo for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline in male and female participants aged 70+ scheduled for open heart surgery.
Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography in Colorectal Surgery to Prevent Anastomotic Leakage
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world and the third in France. Its incidence is steadily rising in developing nations. Anastomotic leak (AL) is a major problem in colorectal surgery affecting at least 7% of patients operated on for left colonic cancer. It is …
The Direct Oral Anticoagulation Versus Vitamin K Antagonist After Cardiac Surgery Trial
The DANCE Trial is a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial comparing the safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) versus vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in the early period (30 days) after cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation requiring oral anticoagulation.
Perioperative Respiratory Care and Outcomes for Patients Undergoing High Risk Abdominal Surgery
PENGUIN is a pragmatic multi-center trial investigating the effects of pre-operative mouthwash and perioperative oxygen on the incidences of pneumonia and surgical site infection (SSI) following major abdominal surgery. Patients will be recruited from low and middle income countries and randomly assigned to a trial treatment arms: a) pre-operative chlorhexidine …
REmimazolam vs Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia on Outcomes After Major Noncardiac SurgEry
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare total intravenous anesthesia with remimazolam vs total intravenous anesthesia with propofol in moderate-to-high risk patients undergoing major elective noncardiac surgery under general anesthesia. The primary hypothesis is that total intravenous anesthesia with remimazolam can increase days alive and out of …
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus no Axillary Surgery in Early Breast Cancer
The VENUS trial is a prospective, multicenter, noninferiority, randomized, controlled clinical trial that compares sentinel lymph node biopsy versus no axillary surgery in women with early breast cancer (tumor <5cm) and node-negative after clinical palpation and axillary ultrasound.
Oncologic Outcomes of Single-incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
This study is designed to investigate long-term oncologic outcomes of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) compared to conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for colorectal cancer.
