Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00530322
Adhesion Formation Following Laparoscopic and Open Colorectal Surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 46 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To ascertain whether there are fewer adhesions (internal scars) formed following laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery for colorectal diseases than traditional open surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Laparoscopy | A "second-look" laparoscopy, in patients who require further surgery (for example a liver resection or closure of ileostomy). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-06-01
- Completion
- 2007-09-01
- First posted
- 2007-09-17
- Last updated
- 2007-09-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00530322. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.