NCT01321450

Economisation of Whipple Resection Using an Ultrasonic Dissection Device

Economisation of Preparation by Using an Ultrasonic Dissection Device in Partial Pancreatoduodenectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Including 150 randomised patient, the studies aim is to determine whether an economisation and/or improvement in terms of operating time, drainage fluid, blood loss, time of hospitalisation can be found using an ultrasonic dissection device versus traditional surgical methods such as stitches an ligations.The study is performed for patients undergoing partial pancreatoduodenectomy.

Conditions

• Resectable Pancreatic Head Neoplasm
• Resectable Periampullary Neoplasm
• Chronic Pancreatitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2011-03-23
• Last updated: 2019-01-29

Locations

3 sites across 3 countries: Germany, Greece, Italy