NCT01104233

Pain Outcomes Following Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) With LAP Protector

Pain Outcomes Following Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) With Rigid Spreading Versus Soft Spreading (Using LAP Protector)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if different types of spreading (rigid or soft) of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for lung cancer have different effects on pain.

Detailed description

The Lap-Protector (Hakko Co., Japan) is a device that consists of two flexible rings made of superelasticity alloys covered with polyurethane polyamide, and a thin silicone rubber membrane that is attached to the outer rim of the two rings. If the two rings are pulled apart, the device assumes a cylindrical shape. The outer diameter of each flexible ring is 12 cm, and this device can be used for minilaparotomy wounds between 5 and 9cm long.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	LAP Protector	The LAP Protector is a device that consists of two flexible rings made of superelasticity alloys covered with polyurethane polyamide, and a thin silicone rubber membrane that is attached to the outer rim of the two rings

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2010-10-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2010-04-15
• Last updated: 2010-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China