Safety and Efficacy Study of Ultrasonic Coagulation Device and Bipolar Energy Sealing System (UCBEST)

December 4, 2012 updated by: Ja Seong Bae, MD, phD, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated With the Harmonic ACE® Scalpel and LigaSure Precise™ Instrument During Conventional Thyroidectomy: A Single-blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of the study is to evaluate differences between use of Ultrasonic Coagulation Device (New Harmonic ACE™, Ethicon endo-surgery) and Bipolar Energy Sealing System (LigaSure Precise™, Covidien) in surgery for thyroid cancer.

Abbreviations: Ultrasonic Coagulation Device (UC), Bipolar Energy Sealing System (BES), Recurrence-free survival (RFS), Overall survival (OS)

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Background: Thyroid is an organ that has abundant vessels. In thyroid surgery, it should be cautious to avoid injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid, thus careful hemostasis during surgery is crucial for surgeons who perform thyroid surgery. Recently, there have been significant advances in vessel sealing systems for the occlusion of vessels during surgery as endoscopic surgery has been developed. UC and BES are now commonly used in thyroid surgery. However, only a few studies have compared the two surgical devices to determine which technique is superior in terms of operative time and complication rate. Thus, this single-blind prospective randomized trial is conducted to determine if there was a difference in operative time, complication rate, postoperative drainage volume, admission time, cost, and, furthermore, oncologic outcomes (RFS and OS) between the two surgical devices in surgery for thyroid cancer.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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304

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Korea, Republic of
    • Seoul
      • Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 137-701
        • Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 76 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. an age between 20 and 80 years old who are diagnosed as thyroid cancer or suspicious papillary thyroid cancer in fine needle aspiration biopsy
  2. patients who are agree with the study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. an age under 20 or over 80 years
  2. severe co-morbidities that were contraindications for thyroid surgery (e.g., severe liver, heart, kidney, or pulmonary problems)
  3. a lack of consent to participate in the study
  4. the inability to include a patient in clinical trials according to the regulations or laws in Korea
  5. the inability to complete regular follow-up visits (e.g., immigration)
  6. the use of modified radical neck dissection due to lateral neck node metastasis
  7. prior thyroid surgery or cervical irradiation
  8. active enrollment in another clinical trial
  9. the intention of the patient to undergo an additional operation at the time of the thyroid surgery (e.g., mastectomy and thyroidectomy at the same time)
  10. the desire to undergo endoscopic or robot-assisted thyroidectomy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Other: Ultrasonic coagulation device
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with the Ultrasonic coagulation device (Harmonic ACE® Scalpel) and the bipolar energy sealing system (LigaSure Precise) during Conventional Thyroidectomy
Device: Ultrasonic coagulation device (Harmonic ACE® scalpel)
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with the Ultrasonic coagulation device (Harmonic ACE® Scalpel) and the bipolar energy sealing system (LigaSure Precise) during Conventional Thyroidectomy
Other Names:
  • Harmonic ACE® scalpel
Other: Bipolar Energy Sealing System
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with the Ultrasonic coagulation device (Harmonic ACE® Scalpel) and the bipolar energy sealing system (LigaSure Precise) during Conventional Thyroidectomy
Device: bipolar energy sealing system (LigaSure Precise)
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with the Ultrasonic coagulation device (Harmonic ACE® Scalpel) and the bipolar energy sealing system (LigaSure Precise) during Conventional Thyroidectomy
Other Names:
  • LigaSure Precise instrument

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
operation time
Time Frame: from skin incision to skin closure at an average time of 60 min to 160 min according to the extent of surgery
from skin incision to skin closure
from skin incision to skin closure at an average time of 60 min to 160 min according to the extent of surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
postoperative complications
Time Frame: at 3 hours, 1, 2, 3, 10 days and 1 months after surgery and 6 months and every 1 years after surgery
at 3 hours, 1, 2, 3, 10 days and 1 months after surgery and 6 months and every 1 years after surgery
postoperative drainage volume
Time Frame: estimated until the drain tube is removed at the average of 4 to 7 days according to the extent of surgery
estimated until the drain tube is removed at the average of 4 to 7 days according to the extent of surgery
admission time
Time Frame: documented when the patient leaves the hospital at an average time of 5 to 10 days according to the extent of surgery
documented when the patient leaves the hospital at an average time of 5 to 10 days according to the extent of surgery
Cost
Time Frame: documented when the patient leaves the hospital at an average time of 5 to 10 days according to the extent of surgery
documented when the patient leaves the hospital at an average time of 5 to 10 days according to the extent of surgery
Relapse-free survival (RFS)
Time Frame: from date of surgery until date of first documented recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, accessed up to 60 months
from date of surgery until date of first documented recurrence or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, accessed up to 60 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: from date of surgery until date of death from any cause, accessed up to 60 months
from date of surgery until date of death from any cause, accessed up to 60 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Ja Seong Bae, MD,phD, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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January 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

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August 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 2, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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March 28, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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December 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 4, 2012

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2012

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  • KC11DISI0534

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