Status:
COMPLETED
A Prospective Randomized Equivalence Trial to Evaluate the Safety of the Ligasure in Thyroid Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medtronic - MITG
Conditions:
Multinodular Goitre
Grave's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized, prospective equivalence trial on the safety of the Ligasure Vessel Sealing System as used in thyroid surgery. The Ligasure system is a hand held surgical device that uses heat to...
Detailed Description
Diathermy is an accepted modality to aid surgery and maintain hemostasis and is used in all forms of surgery including head and neck, neurosurgery and general surgery. The Ligasure vessel sealing syst...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- multinodular goiter
- Grave's disease
- thyroid nodule
Exclusion
- thyroid carcinoma
- reoperative surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01163565
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
December 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B6