Clinical trial · Interventional
The Use of Ultrasonic Coagulating Shears Compared to Monopolar Electrocautery in Open Gastric Cancer Surgery
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Ultrasonic coagulating shears are made for performing for cutting and hemostasis at once during operation. It was proved that a laparoscopic gastric resection showed significantly shorter operative time and less work load distribution, and more stability of bleeding than before an introduction of ultrasonic coagulating shears . In an open gastric cancer surgery, ultrasonic coagulating shears have been often used for lymph node dissection or cutting of small vessels in some hospitals in Korea. However its usefulness or effectiveness has not been fully proved. There was only one report about using ultrasonic coagulating shears in open gastrectomy. The report contained small number of subjects and surgical procedures were different from the investigators. The investigators expect to reduce operative time and blood loss with ultrasonic coagulating shears. Ultrasonic coagulating shears will also enable us to dissect lymph node with closure of lymphatics. This may reduce the amount of drainage fluid from peritoneal cavity and shorten the removal time of a drain, which will also shorten the hospital stay. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and benefit of ultrasonic coagulating shears in open gastrectomy including usefulness and effectiveness by a randomized controlled, prospective study.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrectomy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stomach Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Ultrasonic Coagulating Shears | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic Coagulating Shears | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No Ultrasonic Coagulating Shears group
- description
- the one arm: operated group without using Ultrasonic coagulation shears during gastrectomy;
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ultrasonic coagulation shears group
- description
- the other arm: operated group using ultrasonic coagulation shears during gastrectomy
- interventionNames
- Device: Ultrasonic Coagulating Shears
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- operation time
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks later after operation
- description
- operation time: a time from the opening of peritoneal cavity to the retrieval of specimen
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with the diagnosis of gastric cancer * The patient who agrees to participate in this study by signing the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * The patient who refuse to participate in this study * Have simultaneously other cancer * Underwent cancer therapy at past time * Have bleeding disorder, coagulation disorder, chronic disease (e.g.heart failure, cardiovascular disease, active hepatitis) * Have a previous upper gastrointestinal surgery
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDTsimoyiannis EC, Jabarin M, Tsimoyiannis JC, Betzios JP, Tsilikatis C, Glantzounis G. Ultrasonically activated shears in extended lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer. World J Surg. 2002 Feb;26(2):158-61. doi: 10.1007/s00268-001-0199-9. Epub 2001 Dec 4. PMID 11865342