Harmonic vs HF Knife in Patients Requiring Abdominal Surgery
Clinical Outcome of the Seroma Amount Using the Harmonic vs the HF Knife for Surgery According to Lockwood and Abdominoplastic Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Study
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Prospective, non-randomized, controlled study to investigate the clinical outcome of surgery using the Harmonic knife vs the HF knife in patients requiring abdominoplastic surgery or body lift (Lockwood)
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2009
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 16, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 17, 2010
CompletedApril 6, 2018
December 1, 2010
1.7 years
December 16, 2010
April 5, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
amount of seroma
first post operative day until hospital discharge
Study Arms (2)
Harmonic knife
OTHERsurgery using the Harmonic knife
HF knife
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years
- willing to give consent
- indication for abdominoplastic surgery
- no contraindication for general anaesthesia
You may not qualify if:
- Smoking more than 10 p/day
- Diabetes mellitus I or II
- known neoplasms
- not willing or able to conform with study requirements
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Asklepios proresearchlead
- Ethicon Endo-Surgerycollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek
Hamburg, 22043, Germany
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 16, 2010
First Posted
December 17, 2010
Study Start
February 1, 2009
Primary Completion
November 1, 2010
Study Completion
November 1, 2010
Last Updated
April 6, 2018
Record last verified: 2010-12