Status:
TERMINATED
The Use of Self Retaining Sutures in Open and Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Ricardo Rendon
Conditions:
Kidney Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to assess whether using a different type of suture (barbed sutures) during partial nephrectomy results in fewer postoperative complications than with traditional sutures...
Detailed Description
With the increased use of radiographic imaging for abdominal complaints the incidental finding of small asymptomatic renal masses has increased. Partial nephrectomy has become the gold standard therap...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- any person who is being treated for kidney cancer with partial nephrectomy.
Exclusion
- those from whom we cannot obtain adequate informed consent.
- those that are converted from partial to radical nephrectomy intraoperatively.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01413607
Start Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
August 2 2021
Active Locations (1)
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CDHA QEII site
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3A7