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UnknownNCT00995735

IMTN Study- International Prospective Multicenter Trial on Clinical NOTES

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
IMTN NOTES Research Group · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Objectives: Since 2007, natural orifice surgery evolved from theory and animal research to clinical applications, but is still limited in the literature to small casuistic reports. A preliminary prospective evaluation of postoperative results of the early casuistic of Natural orifice Surgery for many indications may show advantages and disadvantages of the methods. The IMTN Multicenter Trial for Clinical NOTES was and early results are described.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURECholecystectomyCholecystectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.
PROCEDUREAppendectomyAppendectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.

Timeline

Start date
2007-06-01
Primary completion
2009-08-01
Completion
2009-12-01
First posted
2009-10-15
Last updated
2009-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00995735. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.