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Intestinal PerforationNCT02679118

Evaluation of the Ability to Detect Bowel Gas During Laparoscopic Surgery

A study testing Sentire in people with Intestinal Perforation, run by Dan E. Azagury at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will determine the ability of the device to draw a small amount of gas from an insufflated abdomen during laparoscopic surgery and accurately detect if gaseous content from the bowel is present. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Intestinal Perforation
What is being tested?
Sentire
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2016to Jun 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 - 60 years old with the diagnosis of morbid obesity, who qualifies for laparoscopic gastric bypass surgical therapy, and has elected to undergo laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.
  • Receiving care in the Stanford Hospital General Surgery Bariatric Surgery Clinic under the care of Dr. Dan Azagury
  • The patient is scheduled for laparoscopic roux en y gastric bypass surgery, with Dr. Azagury.
  • Willing and cognitively able to sign informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Lack of or inability to provide informed consent.
  • Less than 18 years of age or greater than 60 years of age
  • Planned deviation from the standard laparoscopic gastric bypass operation
  • Conversion intra-operatively from a laparoscopic gastric bypass to an alternative laparoscopic surgical operation or to an open gastric bypass operation.
  • Enrollment in another device or drug study that may confound results.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Stanford University

    Stanford, California, 94305

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About this study

This study will determine the ability of the device to draw a small amount of gas from an insufflated abdomen during laparoscopic surgery and accurately detect if gaseous content from the bowel is present.

Read the detailed description

Undetected bowel perforation is a rare but dangerous complication of laparoscopic surgery. If the injury is not detected and treated at the time of the surgical procedure, the patient can suffer sever complications including septic shock and eventually death. Our goal is to test a novel device that can detect bowel gas leakage from a perforation and alert the surgeon during the operation by evaluating the gases present in the insufflated abdomen during surgery. During laparoscopic surgery, carbon dioxide in inserted in the abdominal cavity in order to perform the operation. This is dynamic process as insufflation is a constant during the entire procedure to maintain a constant pressure and compensate small leaks due to the insertion and retrieval of instruments.

This study will determine the ability of device to be attached to a standard Veress needle or trocar during the operation and periodically draw a small amount of gas from the abdomen to evaluate the gas and accurately detect gaseous content from the bowel. Before the device can be used to detect bowel perforations, first we must ensure that it can accurately detect bowel gas in an insufflated abdomen.

Being tested
Sentire
Keywords
intestinal perforation, bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, gastric perforation, colonic perforation
Medical subject headings
Intestinal Perforation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SentireDevice

    The device, at predetermined time points, will draw a small amount of gas from the abdomen. Upon obtaining the samples, the machine will analyze the sample for evidence of bowel gas. After each sample, the device will be purged prior to the acquisition of the next gas sample. The results of the analysis of the gas samples will be recorded for future analysis.

Study groups in NCT02679118
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SentireExperimentalThe patients will undergo their laparoscopic gastric bypass, during the operative period at pre-defined time points, a small amount of gas from the abdomen will be withdrawn and analyzed for the device. The laparoscopic gastric bypass will proceed without interference or effect from the device.
Receives: Device: Sentire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Methane levels released in the abdominal cavity from small bowel

    Ability to detect and measure the level of methane released in the abdominal cavity by open small bowel

    Measured: Intra-operative measurement only

  2. Hydrogen levels released in the abdominal cavity from small bowel

    Ability to detect and measure the level of hydrogen released in the abdominal cavity by open small bowel

    Measured: Intra-operative measurement only

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2016
  3. Primary completionJun 2016
  4. Study completionJun 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Device feasibility
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02679118
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB-35295
Status last verified
Aug 2017
First submitted
4 Feb 2016
Last updated
18 Aug 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Deffieux X, Ballester M, Collinet P, Fauconnier A, Pierre F; French National College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians. Risks associated with laparoscopic entry: guidelines for clinical practice from the French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011 Oct;158(2):159-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.047. Epub 2011 May 31.

    PubMed 21621318
  • Sahakian AB, Jee SR, Pimentel M. Methane and the gastrointestinal tract. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Aug;55(8):2135-43. doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-1012-0. Epub 2009 Oct 15.

    PubMed 19830557
  • van der Voort M, Heijnsdijk EA, Gouma DJ. Bowel injury as a complication of laparoscopy. Br J Surg. 2004 Oct;91(10):1253-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4716.

    PubMed 15376204

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sentire in people with Intestinal Perforation, run by Dan E. Azagury at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Aug 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Methane levels released in the abdominal cavity from small bowel (time frame: Intra-operative measurement only). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02679118, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Aug 2017.

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