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Impact of Marking Surgical Incision on Patient's Abdomen

NCT01803334 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2020-09-30

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Summary

This is a study looking at patient's satisfaction with incision site and location after undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. (Laparoscopy) The study group will have the anticipated incision marked with a washable marker on their abdomen. The control group will have preoperative counselling as usual. After surgery, will assess patient's satisfaction with the incision scar.

Conditions

  • Surgical Procedure

Interventions

OTHER

Marking abdomen

If the patient is randomized to the marking the abdomen group (study group) she will then have the anticipated incision needed to place the trocars during her surgery marked on her abdomen by the surgeon attending physician involved in the patient care during the preoperative counseling visit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AdventHealth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose A carugno, MD · AdventHealth

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-07-08
Completion
2013-07-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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