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NCT Number: NCT01262378

Harmonic vs HF Knife in Patients Requiring Abdominal Surgery

Prospective, non-randomized, controlled study to investigate the clinical outcome of surgery using the Harmonic knife vs the HF knife in patients requiring abdominoplastic surgery or body lift (Lockwood)

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Key information

Conditions

Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek

Hamburg, 22043, Germany

About this study

Aim of the study is to measure amount of seroma in each interventional arm.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years
  • willing to give consent
  • indication for abdominoplastic surgery
  • no contraindication for general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

  • Smoking more than 10 p/day
  • Diabetes mellitus I or II
  • known neoplasms
  • not willing or able to conform with study requirements

Treatment and study plan

abdominal plastic surgery

Procedure

Surgery for ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT

Primary outcomes

  1. amount of seroma

    Time frame: first post operative day until hospital discharge

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Asklepios proresearch

Industry

Collaborators

  • Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Outcome of the Seroma Amount Using the Harmonic vs the HF Knife for Surgery According to Lockwood and Abdominoplastic Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Dec 17, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 6, 2018

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