NCT00778947

Single Centre Study to Compare Harmonic Scalpel to Conventional Diathermy in Free Tissue Transfer Breast Reconstruction

Comparison of Harmonic Scalpel to Conventional Diathermy in Free Tissue Transfer for Breast Reconstruction

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this single centre study is to evaluate whether the use of Harmonic Synergy Dissecting Hook (Harmonic Scalpel) in breast reconstruction surgery is superior to conventional diathermy in terms of improving ease and speed of perforator dissection, reducing postoperative pain, days of hospital stay and time taken to return to daily activities.

Conditions

• Breast Reconstruction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Harmonic Synergy Dissecting Hook (Harmonic Scalpel)	Harmonic Synergy Dissecting Hook (Harmonic Scalpel) uses ultrasound waves to coagulate and cut in surgery. It is available on the market, holds a CE mark and is coded as a Class IIb medical device.
PROCEDURE	Electrocautery Diathermy	Electrosurgery uses high temperatures (150-400oC) and causes obliterative coagulation. Diathermy is the use of high frequency electric current to produce heat. In surgery it is used to cut or destroy tissue and/or to produce coagulation. The electrical frequency produced in diathermy is in the range of 300kHz to 3MHz.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2008-10-24
• Last updated: 2016-05-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom