NCT04236401

Cold Knife Versus Monopolar Electrosurgery in Abdominal Incisions

Cold Knife Versus Monopolar Electrosurgery for Abdominal Incisions ( Clinical Trial )

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Al-Azhar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the aim of work is to compare the early postoperative and late term wound complication rates between the scalpel and electrosurgery in patients with benign gynecological conditions undergoing abdominal incisions.

Detailed description

• Study Hypothesis: - Using electrosurgery decrease incision blood loss, decrease postoperative pain, decrease wound time incision, decrease analgesia requirements, doesn't increase wound sepsis. Type of study: - Randomized controlled trial study (parallel group study with 1:1 randomization) will be conducted at gynecology department of Alzhraa University Hospital of faculty of Medicine for girls - Cairo within 1 year according to sample size. A computer randomization will be generated and held with one of the experimenter, and (n) of black and red card will be used for allocation concealment. Participants at morning of the operation will be given information about the study aims and written consent will be taken.

Conditions

• Electrosurgery Versus Scalpel

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	electrosurgery will be used for abdominal incision	electrosurgery will be used to open anterior abdominal wall and electrosurgery will be used for heamostasis also
PROCEDURE	scalpel will be used for abdominal incision	scalpel will be used for abdominal wall incision and thread will be used for haemostsis

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-01
• Primary completion: 2021-03-01
• Completion: 2021-05-01
• First posted: 2020-01-22
• Last updated: 2020-02-05