NCT01814579

Vaginal Cuff Closure Time Using Unidirectional Barbed Suture in Robotic Hysterectomy

Vaginal Cuff Closure Time Using Unidirectional Barbed Suture in Robotic Hysterectomy, a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Tennessee · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to determine if using the V-Loc Wound Closure System expedites operative time in robotic hysterectomy.

Detailed description

Currently both traditional continuous smooth suture and unidirectional barbed suture techniques are standard of care in robotic hysterectomy and the decision of which to use is at the discretion of the surgeon. By using unidirectional barbed suture in which no knot tying is required, wound closure time may be decreased resulting in decreased operative time. This study was created to compare vaginal cuff closure times using these two techniques.

Conditions

• Disease (or Disorder); Gynecological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Unidirectional Barbed Suture (V-Loc)	Patients enrolled in the Unidirectional Barbed Suture arm will have their vaginal cuff closed using this device during their robotic hysterectomy.
DEVICE	polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)	Patients in the Smooth Suture arm will have their vaginal cuff closed with this device during their robotic hysterectomy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2013-03-20
• Last updated: 2013-03-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States