Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01515293
Single Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Prospective Randomised Study Comparing Single Incision Transumbilical Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 184 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the short-term outcomes of single-incision and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy.
Detailed description
Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency. The treatment is surgical and single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) involves performing laparoscopic surgery through a single transumbilical point, in an attempt to improve the results of laparoscopic surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy | |
| PROCEDURE | Conventional appendectomy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-12-01
- First posted
- 2012-01-24
- Last updated
- 2012-01-24
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01515293. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.