Active clinical trials for "Tissue Adhesions"

The purpose of this research is to determine if a film to prevent adhesions will improve the area of distribution of a contrast dye (representative of chemotherapy) in the abdominal cavity (belly) of women who have undergone surgery for ovarian cancer as compared with patients who have not had adhesion barrier sheets placed in the belly. It is believed that this film, Seprafilm™, reduces adhesions (scar tissue between tissues and organs) in the abdominal cavity following surgery. Adhesions can limit the distribution of the chemotherapy agent placed in the abdomen to treat the ovarian cancer. Thirty subjects will receive adhesion barrier sheets and thirty will not. To determine if the sheets prevent adhesions, all subjects will have a dye inserted into the abdomen and then have X-rays of the abdomen to look at the distribution of the dye between the two groups. Hypothesis: Null hypothesis: There is no difference in area of distribution of the intraperitoneal dye in the Seprafilm ™ vs. no Seprafilm™ groups. Alternative hypothesis: Seprafilm™ reduces adhesion formation and there is a larger area of distribution of intraperitoneal dye in the Seprafilm™ group.

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether sprayable PEG barrier is effective in reducing adhesions in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of DuraGen Plus® Adhesion Barrier Matrix as an adhesion barrier in spinal surgery to reduce the extent of peridural fibrosis formation and radicular pain in comparison to a control group receiving standard care.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ADHEXIL™ in preventing and/or reducing post-operative adhesions in patients undergoing surgery involving the ovaries.

Propanolol is a beta blocker which has been found to inhibit the ability of epinephrine to upregulate sickle red cell adhesion to laminin and endothelial cells in vitro. The purpose of this pilot study is to administer one dose of propanolol to children with sickle cell disease and to measure pre and post dose red cell adhesion. The hypothesis is that a single dose of propanolol will decrease red cell adhesion to laminin and endothelial cells as compared to baseline.

In moderate to severe cavity adhesions, the endometrial basal layer is more severely damaged and the regenerative capacity of the endometrium and glands is low. Even though hysteroscopic electrosurgery can roughly restore the cavity morphology, the postoperative recurrence rate is as high as 40%. Abnormal uterine cavity morphology and poor endometrial repair often lead to repeated cancellation of embryo transfer cycles in assisted reproduction treatment, and reduced clinical pregnancy rate, causing mental stress and financial burden to patients, which is one of the current problems in clinically assisted reproduction treatment. Nintedanib is a triple vascular kinase inhibitor that acts primarily on platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and has been approved by the FDA for the clinical treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and systemic sclerosis. The investigator's preliminary animal study found that endometrial fibrosis was significantly reduced in mice with gastric feeding of nintedanib in uterine adhesion molds. This study aimed to clarify further the role of nintedanib in inhibiting endometrial fibrosis and its clinical application value.

This study will examine the Performance of Sepraspray in Patients undergoing open abdominal surgery NOTE regarding reason for study termination: A patient death reported during the trial warranted temporary suspension for review by the independent data review committee. Although the committee recommended continuing enrollment, enrollment was electively terminated by the sponsor. A preliminary analysis did not identify any new risk that was not listed on the investigational labeling for this product. A full analysis of the results is expected to allow characterization of the risk/benefit and clinical utility of the product in the exposed patient population.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if pregabalin demonstrates significant reduction in abdominal pain from adhesions.

Primary aim of the study is to evaluate efficacy of RGD adhesion molecule loaded hydrogel with minimally invasive surgical technique in treatment of periodontal intrabony defect at baseline and 6months. Secondary outcome is the biochemical evaluation to detect bone morphogenetic proteins level

The purpose of this research study is to determine the neutral electrode 21pad adhesion to the skin in accordance with international standard IEC 60601-2-2 section 201.15.101.7. A neutral electrode is placed on the body of patients undergoing surgery that involves the use of electric current, to protect them from the harmful effects of the electricity.