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Association of Lunar Phases With Post-surgical Morbidity

NCT00982683 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 26244

Last updated 2009-09-23

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Summary

The potential influence of lunar phases on human life has been widely discussed by the lay press. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a possible relation between the lunar cycle and the hemorrhagic complication rate and surgical outcome.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

The investigators tested this hypothesis by evaluating the complication rate for 18760 patients who underwent surgery from January 2001 to December 2008 (103 lunar phases) at the National Institute for Cancer Research in Genoa.

The date of definitive surgery was allocated to the lunar phases.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Genova

    collaborator OTHER

  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edoardo Raposio, MD · National Cancer Institute, Italy

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

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