Status:

COMPLETED

Characterizing Stray Energy Injuries During Robotic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Conditions:

Port-site Injury Caused by Stray Energy Transfer

Eligibility:

MALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Stray energy transfer during laparoscopic surgery is recognized as a cause of potentially serious complications. This will be the first study to demonstrate clinical evidence of tissue injury due to s...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: Stray energy transfer from monopolar instruments during laparoscopic surgery is recognized as a cause of potentially catastrophic complications. The investigators have published multiple s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients will be recruited in the general surgery clinic once the presence of an operable, inguinal hernia has been identified.
  • All patients with a unilateral, symptomatic, inguinal hernia, and
  • Who are surgical candidates for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Exclusion

  • Under 18 years,
  • Emergent hernia repairs,
  • Recurrent hernias,
  • Bilateral hernias, and
  • Incarcerated bowel.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03477201

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

April 1 2023

Last Update

February 1 2024

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RMR Denver VA

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80016