Tri Staple Technology Stapler Used in Gastric Bypass

January 29, 2014 updated by: Medtronic - MITG

A Prospective, Single-center Investigation of the Safety and Performance of the Endo GIA™ Stapler With Endo GIA™ Sulu With Tri-Staple™ Technology in a Gastric Bypass Procedure

The objectives of this clinical trial are to assess in a pilot setting the overall performance and safety of the Endo GIA™ Stapler with Endo GIA™ SULU with Tri-Staple™ Technology when used in a gastric bypass procedure.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Clarian Bariatric Center/Indiana University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patient must be 18-65 years of age.
  • The patient has a BMI of 40-60 kg/m2, or 35-40 kg/m2 with one or more of following comorbidities: sleep apnea, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, gastro esophageal reflux disease, osteoarthritis, and diabetes and eligible for gastric bypass.
  • The patient must be willing and able to participate in the study procedures and able to understand and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The procedure is needed as revision bariatric surgery or the patient has had prior gastric surgery (nissen fundoplication, hiatal hernia, etc)
  • The patient is pregnant.
  • The patient has an active or history of, infection at the operative site.
  • The patient is unable or unwilling to comply with the study requirements, follow-up schedule, or to give valid informed consent.
  • Patient has an abdominal ventral hernia requiring mesh repair
  • The patient has a history of clinically significant liver disease
  • The patient has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within 2 years of enrollment
  • The patient has a history of venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  • The patient has a history of coagulopathy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tri Staple
This is a single arm study.
Device: Tri Staple Technology stapler
This is a single arm study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of Patients With an Uneventful Creation of a Functional Staple Line
Time Frame: Day 0
Day 0

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of Intra-operative Bleeding Requiring Intervention
Time Frame: Day 0 and 1 month
Day 0 and 1 month
Length of Hospital Stay
Time Frame: Date of discharge which averages 3 days
Date of discharge which averages 3 days
Incidence of Serosal Tearing
Time Frame: 30 days post op
30 days post op

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Medtronic - MITG

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Samer G Mattar, MD, Indiana University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 3, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 14, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AS09004

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