Are Sutures Required in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy? A Randomised Control Trial
Randomised Control Trial Comparing Hysterectomy Using Electrocoagulation Forceps With the Traditional Clamp & Suture Technique of Richardson Abdominal Hysterectomy
1 other identifier
interventional
60
1 country
3
Brief Summary
The Hypothesis of this study is that performing total abdominal hysterectomy using the newer electrocoagulation forceps, specifically, the gyrus open seal forceps, curved, compared to the traditional clamp \& suture technique will result in reduction of operating time, intra-operative blood loss, post-operative pain.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Sep 2007
3 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 8, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 11, 2007
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2008
CompletedAugust 8, 2007
June 1, 2007
June 8, 2007
August 7, 2007
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Operating time, Blood loss, Post-operative pain
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Length of hospital stay, Cost of the procedure
1 year
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Any patient already on waitlist in Southern Health for abdominal hysterectomy with suspected benign pathology
You may not qualify if:
- Patients without consent and/or with suspected malignant pathology
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Southern Healthlead
- Gyrus ACMIcollaborator
Study Sites (3)
Casey Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dandenong Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monash Medical Centre(Moorabin)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Marziya Kadir, MBBS
Southern Health
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 8, 2007
First Posted
June 11, 2007
Study Start
September 1, 2007
Study Completion
August 1, 2008
Last Updated
August 8, 2007
Record last verified: 2007-06