A Comparative Study Between AirSeal, an Integrated Insufflation System, and Conventional Insufflation

January 16, 2018 updated by: Jaime Landman, University of California, Irvine

A Comparative Study of the Physiological Response, Between AirSeal, an Integrated Insufflation and Access System, and Conventional Insufflation and Trocars

Renal cancer has traditionally been treated by surgical removal of the tumor, as the tumors are resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. The traditional treatment, where the entire kidney and tumor were removed through an abdominal incision, may now have more long term problems than the actual cancer. As a result, less invasive techniques have been developed such as laparoscopic surgery where the abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide (i.e. via an insufflation system) and the surgery performed with special instruments through small ports, known as trocars. Rapid advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques demand ongoing technological improvement.

Conventional insufflators and trocars allow for laparoscopic surgery to occur, however the system does not account for pressure changes within the abdomen when instruments are inserted or removed. The AirSeal® System consisting of an insufflation, filtration, and recirculation system (AirSeal® IFS), a triple lumen filtered tube set, and a valve free trocar (AirSeal® Access Port) has been designed to create and maintain the pressure barrier throughout the procedure. The objective of this study is to collect comparative physiological, pulmonary compliance and surgical utility data for both the AirSeal® System and conventional insufflators and trocars in a controlled population undergoing laparoscopic/robotic renal or peri-renal procedures. Subjects enrolled in this study will have their procedure performed using either the AirSeal® System or a conventional insufflator and trocars. Both systems have been cleared for use by the FDA's 510(k) process and are currently employed in clinical practice, including at University of California, Irvine Medical Center. We hypothesize that with the use of the AirSeal® System, laparoscopic efficiencies and outcomes will be significantly greater than with the conventional insufflator and trocars system.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Rapid advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques demand ongoing technological improvement.

The benefits of laparoscopic surgery to patient comfort and recovery have been made with procedures such as the cholecystectomy and gastric bypass. The AirSeal® System consists of an insufflation, filtration, and recirculation system (AirSeal® IFS), a triple lumen filtered tube set, and a valve free trocar (AirSeal® Access Port). The device enables peritoneal access with a novel mechanism to maintain pneumoperitoneum without a mechanical seal. Specifically, the AirSeal® System creates a pressure barrier within the proximal housing of the cannula which acts as an invisible seal to maintain pneumoperitoneum during the course of surgery. It utilizes a re-circulation and filtration control unit (AirSeal® IFS) designed specifically for the AirSeal® Access Port to create and maintain the pressure barrier. The AirSeal® System has applications in abdominal minimally invasive surgical procedures to establish a path of entry for laparoscopic instruments. The insufflation and recirculation system (AirSeal® IFS) is reusable and the AirSeal® Access Port and triple lumen filtered tube set are designed as single patient use devices. The 1st generation AirSeal® System received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2007 and the current system received FDA 510(k) Clearance in May 2011. Since that time, the AirSeal™ system has been used routinely in centers throughout the United States and has been observed by surgeons and anesthesia teams to provide a more gentle, stable, and consistent pneumoperitoneum. Initial evidence of this has reported in the literature1. Kavoussi and colleagues state; "We have found that patients had blunted end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and CO2 elimination rates compared with the CO2 elimination rates observed in studies evaluating transperitoneal laparoscopy using the conventional trocar. To determine if a difference truly exists, CO2 elimination rates must be prospectively analyzed in a head to head comparison between valve-less and conventional trocars." This study is designed to compare the physiological impact and pulmonary compliance of patients undergoing laparoscopic/robotic renal or peri-renal surgery with and without the AirSeal® System.

1 A new Valve-Less Trocar for Urology Laparoscopy: Initial Evaluation. Journal of Endourology 2009;23: 1535-39

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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
    • California
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Competent adult (18 years of age and older) males and females.
  2. Persons undergoing laparoscopic/robotic renal or peri-renal procedures.

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Under age 18
  2. Unable to provide informed consent
  3. Have a history of ascites
  4. History of transplant kidney
  5. Solitary kidney (one kidney)
  6. Uncontrolled Diabetes (HbA1c > 8)
  7. Pregnancy (as noted by standard of care history and physical)
  8. Women who are breast-feeding
  9. History of narcotic abuse or chronic pain
  10. Emergency Surgery
  11. Person's participating in any other research

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: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: Conventional Insufflation and Trocars
Subjects enrolled in this study arm will have their procedure performed using either the conventional insufflator and trocars. This system have been cleared for use by the FDA's 510 (k)process and are currently employed in clinical practice, including at UC Irvine Medical Center.
Device: Conventional Insufflator and Trocar
Conventional insufflator and trocars are used in standard procedures and will serve as the base for comparison of the study device (AirSeal® System).
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: AirSeal® System-Interventional
The AirSeal® System consists of an insufflation, filtration, and recirculation system (AirSeal® IFS), a triple lumen filtered tube set, and a valve free trocar (AirSeal® Access Port).
Device: AirSeal® System-Interventional
The AirSeal® System consists of an insufflation, filtration, and recirculation system (AirSeal® IFS), a triple lumen filtered tube set, and a valve free trocar (AirSeal® Access Port). The device enables peritoneal access with a novel mechanism to maintain pneumoperitoneum without a mechanical seal.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
AirSeal Reduction in the Variance of Intra-abdominal Pressure
Time Frame: Day 1 (Day of Procedure)
Our primary aim is to show reduction in the variance of intra-abdominal pressure throughout the operative procedure when using the AirSeal device compared to a conventional insufflator. Based on preliminary data, we assume pressures maintained at a mean of 15 through out surgery for both devices and a variance of 3.6 with the conventional insufflator.
Day 1 (Day of Procedure)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improvement in Cardiac Output With the AirSeal Device.
Time Frame: Day 1 (Day of Procedure)

Assuming cardiac output of approximately 5.0 L/min with the conventional device, we will have 96% power to detect as significant an improvement in cardiac output to 5.5 L/min using a two-group Satterwaite t-test and assuming variance of 0.25.

Cardiac out put is defined by the volume of blood pumped by the heart in a given amount of time.
Day 1 (Day of Procedure)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of California, Irvine

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2003

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 14, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 16, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2012-9088

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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