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TICAP - Titanium Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01734837

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Official title

Prospective Multicenter Observational Study (Registry) on the Aesculap DS Titanium Ligation Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure.

Brief summary

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Laparoscopic appendectomy is progressively accepted as the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. Although the surgical technique of laparoscopic appendectomy has been well established, some controversy exists regarding the closure of the appendiceal stump. The available methods for stump closure are currently: pre-knotted loops (Roeder Loops or Endoloop, linear stapler and polymeric clips. A new device is a the DS Titanium Ligation Clip. The design of the DS-Clip is characterized by two parallel shanks. The aim of this study is to collect data of a large number of patients treated with the product in real-life clinical routine.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01734837
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Aesculap AG
Industry
Enrollment
390 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Device

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
16 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 30, 2011
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2013
Completion
Jul 31, 2013
Last update posted
Sep 8, 2015

2011 – 2013

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
2
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Marina del Rey Hospital Marina del Rey California 90292
St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18015

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Non-U.S. locations

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