Eval. of Safety and Effectiveness of the FMwand Ferromagnetic Surgical System During Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery

NCT ID: NCT02423174

Last Updated: 2017-02-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the clinical trial is to determine the suitability of the FMwand Ferromagnetic Surgical System for Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Total Mesorectal Excision

Patients with an indication for surgical intervention for a total mesorectal excision

Total Mesorectal Excision

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgical intervention with the FMwand Surgical System

FMwand Surgical System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Total Mesorectal Excision

Surgical intervention with the FMwand Surgical System

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

FMwand Surgical System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed rectal cancer to the lower two-thirds of the rectum (higher and T2 N0 or N+)
* Amenable for standard surgery procedures using electrocautery, argon beam, lasers or other conventional tissue removal modalities
* ECOG status ≤ 2
* Life expectancy \>3 months
* Age ≥ 18 years old
* Age ≤ 80 years old
* Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA forms prior to admission to this study
* Willingness to meet all of the expected requirements of this clinical protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient with metastasis
* History of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for the treatment of rectal cancer
* Uremia - BUN\>40
* Hemodialysis
* Existing urinary or fecal incontinence
* Pregnant or lactating
* Previously diagnosed coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
* Currently, or within the previous 10 days prior to surgery, taking any medications that would produce bleeding diathesis including but not limited to, Plavix, warfarin, NSAIDs, clopidogrel, ticlopidine or valproic acid
* History of significant cardiac disorders that would necessitate special fluid management protocols
* History of acute myocardial infarction and/or acute angina
* INR \>1.4 in the 24 hours prior to surgery
* PTT \>40 in the 24 hours prior to surgery
* Platelet count \<100K in the 24 hours prior to surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Domain Surgical, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Francesco Izzo, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Istituto Nationale Tumori IRCCS - Fondazione "G Pascale"

References

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Bowers CA, Burns G, Salzman KL, McGill LD, Macdonald JD. Comparison of tissue effects in rabbit muscle of surgical dissection devices. Int J Surg. 2014;12(3):219-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.12.014. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24406264 (View on PubMed)

MacDonald JD, Bowers CA, Chin SS, Burns G. Comparison of the effects of surgical dissection devices on the rabbit liver. Surg Today. 2014 Jun;44(6):1116-22. doi: 10.1007/s00595-013-0712-4. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24006128 (View on PubMed)

Tok, S et al. Comparison of a Novel Thermal Surgical Technology with Monopolar and Carbon Dioxide Laser in a Rat Glioma Model. Poster presentation.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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FMW-IT-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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