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- Clinical Trial NCT03591419
Polymer Clips Vs Endoloop for Appendicular Stump Ligation
To Compare the Outcome of Polymer Clips and Endoloop Ligatures for the Closure of Appendicular Stump on the Cost of Operation and Intra-operative Time in Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Appendicitis is defined as an inflammation of the inner lining of the vermiform appendix that spreads to its other parts.[1] Features of acute appendicitis include right lower quadrant pain starting from epigastrium or umblical region which then shifts to right iliac fossa, associated with nausea, vomiting, anorexia or fever. On examination tenderness, rebound tenderness and guarding are usually present in right iliac fossa.
Various laboratory investigations to diagnose appendicitis include complete blood count, ultrasound abdomen and CT scan abdomen. A large, single center study found that multi detector CT (MDCT) has a high rate of sensitivity and specificity (98.5% and 98%, respectively) for diagnosing acute appendicitis.[2] Appendicitis may occur for several reasons, such as an infection of the appendix, but the most important factor is the obstruction of the appendiceal lumen. Left untreated, appendicitis has the potential for severe complications, including perforation, peritonitis, sepsis, and may even cause death.
Appendectomy is the most effective treatment of acute appendicitis and the most commonly performed operation of emergency surgery worldwide. Since the introduction of laparoscopy, the minimally invasive technique is being used to perform appendectomy. According to the 2010 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) guideline, the indications for laparoscopic appendectomy are identical to those for open appendectomy.[3] Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is a safe and easy operation offering well-known advantages of laparoscopy, such as faster postoperative recovery, good cosmetics, less wound complications and less postoperative pain although laparoscopic method is expensive as compared to open method.
Various methods (endoloop, titanium clips, polymer clips and endo-staplers) are used to ligate the stump and mesentery of appendix during laparoscopic appendectomy.
Endoloops are being used widely for the ligation of mesentery since long but it is expensive and requires more expertise and skill to use the endoloops and most of the times 2-3 endoloops are used which increases the cost of operation. Now-a-days polymer clips are used for the ligation of stump and mesentery which are economical and require less expertise as compared to that required for the use of polymer clips. More over both of these methods does not have any side effects as investigated by various investigators in previous studies.[4][5][6] In a study done by Delibegović S. and Matović E.[4] who compared the polymer clips with the endoloop showed that mean operative time was 47.1 ± 6.7 min in the first group where the base was secured by endoloop ligatures, and was 38.7 ± 5.0 min in the group where the base was secured by hem-o-lok clips. The cost of the three hem-o-lok clips was 76.9 Euros, and that of the three endoloop ligatures was 88.5 Euros and according to them the simplicity of application, shorter time of operation, and lower cost of hem-o-lok clips are advantages of this way of securing of the base of the appendix in relation to the standard endoloop procedure. Various other studies have found similar results.[5],[6]
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Punjab
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Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
- Services Hospital Lahore
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Patients of either gender with age ranging from 15 to 60 years. 2. Patients with MANTRELS score of 7 or above on admission.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Patients having co-morbid factors such as diabetes, chronic liver disease and ischemic heart disease on previous / past medical history.
2. Patients with history and clinical findings suggestive of appendicular mass. 3. Patients with known gastrointestinal malignancies. 4. Patients with history of any abdominal surgery
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: polymer clip
polymer clips will be used to ligate the appendicular stump.
and time and ease of appliction and cost of clips will be calculated
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polymer clips will be used to ligate the stump of appendix during appendectomy and time for application and cost of clips will be calculated
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Active Comparator: endoloop
endoloops will be used to ligate the appendicular stump an time and ease of application and cost of loops will be calculated
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endoloop will be used to ligate the stump of appendix during appendectomy and time for application and cost of clips will be calculated
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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surgeons perception about ease of application of clips or endoloop
Time Frame: 4 months
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surgeons will be asked after the operation that which they think is easy way to ligate stump polyemr clip of endoloop
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4 months
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time of application of endoloop and polymer clip
Time Frame: 4 months
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time will be calculated in minutes since inserting instrument in abdomen till ligation of stump of appendix
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4 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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cost of clips and cost of endoloop
Time Frame: 4 months
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cost of clips and cost of endoloop will be calculated at market price
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4 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Prof.Mahmood Ayyaz, MBBS,FACS, Services Hospital, Lahore
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- L.Appy
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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