Use of Seamguard to Prevent Leak and Bleeding in Gastrointestinal Surgery

August 10, 2010 updated by: Hospital Universitario de Canarias

Use of Seamguard to Prevent Digestive Leak and Bleeding on Lineal Stapled Anastomoses: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to determinate the utility of staple-line reinforcement on lineal gastrointestinal anastomoses.

Hypothesis: Seamguard device will decrease the incidence of leak and bleeding in digestive lineal stapled anastomoses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

113

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Spain
    • Santa Cruz de Tenerife
      • La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 38320
        • Hospital Universitario de Canarias

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 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients who will need a lineal stapled anastomoses (colon cancer in cecum, for example)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • circular anastomoses
  • bariatric surgery

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 1
without seamguard
Experimental: 2
with seamguard
Device: Seamguard
GORE SEAMGUARD® Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement is specifically engineered to reduce the incidence of perioperative leaks and bleeding in a variety of open and minimally invasive surgeries. Then, after six months, it is completely absorbed eliminating the risk of a prolonged inflammatory response.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital Universitario de Canarias

Collaborators

University of La Laguna
Unidad mixta de Investigación HUC-ULL

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

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

August 11, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 11, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Seamguard Study

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