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Harmonic Scalpel Vs. Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified January 2009 by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Not yet recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Information provided by:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00819260
First received: January 6, 2009
Last updated: January 7, 2009
Last verified: January 2009
History of Changes

January 6, 2009
January 7, 2009
March 2009
March 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Time for operation [ Time Frame: day of surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00819260 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Volume of drainage in surgical drains [ Time Frame: within one week of surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Pain level in surgical sites [ Time Frame: first week after surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Hematoma [ Time Frame: first day after surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Same as current
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Harmonic Scalpel Vs. Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Harmonic Scalpel to Electrocautery in Breast Reduction Surgery

Purpose: The aims of this randomized clinical trial are to assess and compare 3 different outcomes in women undergoing breast reduction surgery using two different surgical devices: the Harmonic Scalpel and electrocautery.

The three metrics are:

  1. the time taken to complete the operation
  2. drainage volume in the days immediately following surgery,
  3. patient pain in the days immediately following surgery.
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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Hyperplasia
  • Device: Harmonic Scalpel
    harmonic scalpel used to reduce breast on this side
  • Device: Electrocautery
    Electrocautery used to reduce breast on this side
  • Experimental: Harmonic Reduced Breast
    harmonic scalpel used to reduce breast on that side
    Intervention: Device: Harmonic Scalpel
  • Active Comparator: Electrocautery Reduced Breast
    Electrocautery (current practice = control) used to reduce breast on that side
    Intervention: Device: Electrocautery
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Not yet recruiting
50
March 2010
March 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients are eligible for enrollment if they agree to provide informed consent, can read and speak English, are at least 18 years of age, and are in generally good health.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under 18 years of age
Female
18 Years and older
No
Contact: Todd E Burdette, MD 603 650 5148 burdette@hitchcock.org
Contact: Carolyn L Kerrigan, MD 603 650 5148 clk@hitchcock.org
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NCT00819260
1182DF9
No
Carolyn L. Kerrigan MD, principal investigator, DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Principal Investigator: Carolyn L Kerrigan, MD DHMC
Study Director: Todd E Burdette, MD DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
January 2009

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