Closure of the Appendix Stump in Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Appendicitis, Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Hem-o-lok Clips Versus ıntracorporeal Knotting for Closure of the Appendix Stump in Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Prospective Randomized Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03930667
• Other study ID #: 24.03.2015-no:3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 25, 2015
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aimed to the study evaluate the superiority of intracorporal sutures and Hem-o-lok clips in terms of efficiency.

Description:

Performed laparoscopic surgery for acute appendicitis. Appendiceal stump was closed by Hem-o-lok clips (Group I) and intracorporal knotting (Group II) in a randomize manner. Groups were compared for cost effectiveness.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 41
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• under 18 years of age

• other patology in addition to appendiceal pathology

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Appendicitis
• Appendicitis, Surgery

Intervention

Procedure:
• clips

• knotting

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Orhan Üreyen

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	cost effectiveness	cost of treatment from surgery to discharge	4 years