Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01734837
TICAP - Titanium Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure
Prospective Multicenter Observational Study (Registry) on the Aesculap DS Titanium Ligation Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 390 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Aesculap AG · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Laparoscopic appendectomy is progressively accepted as the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. Although the surgical technique of laparoscopic appendectomy has been well established, some controversy exists regarding the closure of the appendiceal stump. The available methods for stump closure are currently: pre-knotted loops (Roeder Loops or Endoloop, linear stapler and polymeric clips. A new device is a the DS Titanium Ligation Clip. The design of the DS-Clip is characterized by two parallel shanks. The aim of this study is to collect data of a large number of patients treated with the product in real-life clinical routine.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | DS-Ligature Clip |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-07-01
- Completion
- 2013-08-01
- First posted
- 2012-11-28
- Last updated
- 2015-09-09
Locations
9 sites across 2 countries: United States, Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01734837. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.