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LigaSure Small Jaw® Versus Conventional Neck Dissection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

NCT02597582 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2016-10-18

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Summary

The aim of this prospective randomized study was to investigate if the LigaSure vessel sealing system can reduce the operation duration and the postoperative drainage amount in patients undergoing neck dissection.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Neck dissection

The Small Jaw® handpiece (Small Jaw® with ForceTriad®; Covidien, Colorado, USA) was not only used as a dissection forceps but also served as a ligation device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shih-An Liu, MD, PhD · Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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