Status:
COMPLETED
Thyroid Surgery With the New Harmonic Scalpel: a Prospective Randomized Study
Lead Sponsor:
Hippocration General Hospital
Conditions:
Thyroidectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to compare the results of total thyroidectomy using the new harmonic scalpel device (FOCUS) to that with the previously available harmonic scalpel device (HARMONIC ACE).
Detailed Description
Although the harmonic scalpel has been shown to be safe and effective in thyroid surgery, several surgeons consider the previously available instruments to be large and cumbersome, especially in terms...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- total thyroidectomy
Exclusion
- hemithyroidectomy
- additional surgical procedures together with the total thyroidectomy (i.e. parathyroidectomy or cervical lymph node dissection)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00784407
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2008
Last Update
November 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Endocrine Surgery, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens Medical School, University of Athens
Athens, Abelokipoi (Q. Sofias 114 Av.), Greece, 11527