NCT01003652

Clinical Trial on Harmonic Focus Shears

Harmonic Focus Shears Versus Clamp-and-technique for Total Thyroidectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the technical benefits, advantages and limits of the use of the Harmonic Focus curved shears in total thyroidectomy.

Detailed description

According to a randomized sequence, total thyroidectomy was performed in 34 patients using Harmonic Focus and in 34 patients using clamp-and-tie technique. In this randomized prospective trial, differences in the duration of surgery, intraoperative bleeding and post-operative complications were analysed.

Conditions

• Multinodular Goiter

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	thyroidectomy	Comparison between two groups of patients. One group is operated on using harmonic Focus for haemostasis compared to a second group of patients operated on with the conventional haemostasis using tie-and-clamp technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2009-10-29
• Last updated: 2019-07-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium