NCT00737425

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of PainShield device, based on ultrasound technology, for postoperative pain relief and wound healing following a laparoscopic-assisted abdominal surgery.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 17, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 19, 2008

Completed
13 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

October 28, 2008

Status Verified

October 1, 2008

First QC Date

August 17, 2008

Last Update Submit

October 27, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

laparoscopic-assisted surgeryabdominalpain reliefwound healinglow intensity ultrasound

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Pain and discomfort will be measured using appropriate validated questionnaires.

    Pain assessment will be performed daily

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Infections will be assessed by concomitant antibiotic intake

    Concomitant medications will be assessed daily

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Device: PainShield

2

SHAM COMPARATOR
Device: Sham PainShield

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Subject's Age ≥ 18
  • Subject is able, agrees and signs the Informed Consent Form
  • Subject requires laparoscopic-assisted abdominal surgery
  • Incision size following the laparoscopy between 4-7 cm

You may not qualify if:

  • Epidural analgesia
  • IV PCA
  • Subject has any condition, which precludes compliance with study and/or device instructions
  • Subject is currently participating in another clinical study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

Petachia Reissman, MD

CONTACT

Eran Lavi, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 17, 2008

First Posted

August 19, 2008

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Last Updated

October 28, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-10

Locations