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Closure of the Appendix Stump in Laparoscopic Appendectomy

NCT ID: NCT03930667

Last Updated: 2019-04-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

41 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-03-25

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Aimed to the study evaluate the superiority of intracorporal sutures and Hem-o-lok clips in terms of efficiency.

Detailed Description

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Performed laparoscopic surgery for acute appendicitis. Appendiceal stump was closed by Hem-o-lok clips (Group I) and intracorporal knotting (Group II) in a randomize manner. Groups were compared for cost effectiveness.

Conditions

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Appendicitis, Surgery

Keywords

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Appendicitis; Laparoscopic Surgery; Cost Effectiveness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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clips

Closure of the appendix stump with hem-o-lok clips

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

clips

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

knotting

Closure of the appendix stump with intracorporal knotting.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

knotting

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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clips

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

knotting

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria

* under 18 years of age
* other patology in addition to appendiceal pathology
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Orhan Üreyen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Orhan Üreyen

Clinical expert in General Surgery,Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Orhan Ureyen

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Health Sciences University, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Department, Izmir

Other Identifiers

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24.03.2015-no:3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id