Association of Lunar Phases With Post-surgical Morbidity

NCT ID: NCT00982683

Last Updated: 2009-09-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

26244 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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The potential influence of lunar phases on human life has been widely discussed by the lay press. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a possible relation between the lunar cycle and the hemorrhagic complication rate and surgical outcome.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

The investigators tested this hypothesis by evaluating the complication rate for 18760 patients who underwent surgery from January 2001 to December 2008 (103 lunar phases) at the National Institute for Cancer Research in Genoa.

The date of definitive surgery was allocated to the lunar phases.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hemorrhage

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* None

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Genova

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy

Principal Investigators

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Edoardo Raposio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute, Italy

Locations

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National Cancer Institute, Italy

Genova, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Sha LR, Xu NT, Song XH, Zhang LP, Zhang Y. Lunar phases, myocardial infarction and hemorrheological character. A Western medical study combined with appraisal of the related traditional Chinese medical theory. Chin Med J (Engl). 1989 Sep;102(9):722-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2517088 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Moon-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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