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N/A N=270 Randomized Treatment

An Evaluation of a Powered Vascular Stapler in Laparoscopic Nephrectomies and Nephroureterectomies

Excision of Kidney

Enrolled (actual)
270
Serious AEs
13.0%
Results posted
Dec 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Proportion of Vessels Transected Requiring Intra-Operative Hemostatic Interventions — 0.1359; 0.1836 proportion of transected vessels

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Surgeon's 'standard of care' stapler (Device); Ethicon Powered Vascular Stapler (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Primary completion
Aug 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Proportion of Vessels Transected Requiring Intra-Operative Hemostatic Interventions
0.1359; 0.1836
SECONDARY
Proportion of Participants Requiring Post-operative Interventions or Procedures Related to Renal Artery or Renal Vein Bleeding
0.0144; 0.0076

Summary

This prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study will collect and compare data from the surgeon's current standard of care stapler (for renal artery and renal vein transection) and powered vascular stapler

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Scheduled for a simple or radical laparoscopic nephrectomy or a laparoscopic nephroureterectomy in accordance with the institution's standard of care (SOC);
  • Performance status 0-1 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group classification), if applicable;
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score < 3;
  • No prior history of partial or wedge nephrectomy (on the kidney in which the procedure will be performed);
  • Willing to give consent and comply with study-related evaluation and treatment schedule; and
  • At least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiation (within 30 days prior to the procedure or the duration of the subject's enrollment);
  • Pregnancy;
  • Physical or psychological condition which would impair study participation; or
  • The subject is judged unsuitable for study participation by the Investigator for any other reason.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02807376). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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