Clinical trials: Laparoscopy.
Laparoscopic Surgery
Device to Assist With Abdominal Access During Laparoscopic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and ease of use of a TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD) to assist with obtaining peritoneal access with a Veress needle, and for placing a primary trocar, during…
- Trial name
- NCT04392635
- Testing
- TauTona Pneumoperitoneum Assist Device (TPAD), Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hernia, Inguinal
Prospective Trial Comparing Two Different Polypropylene Meshes for Inguinal Hernias
The purpose of this research study is to measure the clinical effectiveness of two different polypropylene meshes used for laparoscopic inguinal hernias by evaluating subjects' length of hospital stay, perioperative…
- Trial name
- NCT01825187
- Testing
- ULTRAPRO Mesh, 3DMAX, Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South East Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, NC
Surgical Simulation Education
Assessment of the Transferability of Skills From Robotic to Laparoscopic Simulation Platforms
This is a randomized controlled trial that will randomize 40 surgical skill naive medical students to practice on a robotic simulator or laparoscopic simulator after first completing a baseline evaluation on both surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT02370407
- Testing
- a laparoscopic simulator (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), VT Medical Inc, Waltham, MA), Mimic da Vinci robotic simulator
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Neuromuscular Block, Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney
Deep Versus Moderate Muscle Relaxation During Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Enhancing Postoperative Recovery
Postoperative recovery after live donor nephrectomy (LDN) is largely determined by the consequences of postoperative pain and analgesia consumptions.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Block, Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Renal Transplant Donor of Right Kidney, Surgery
- Trial name
- RELAX (NCT02838134)
- Testing
- Rocuronium, No additional Rocuronium
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Hypothermia
Effects of Warmed, Humidified CO2 Insufflation on Body Core Temperature and Cytokine Response
The aim of this study is to assess if the conditioning of the insufflation carbon dioxide (CO2) allows for an additional benefit in terms of prevention of the heat loss, when compared with the usual prevention with a forced warm…
- Trial name
- NCT02586974
- Testing
- Humigard
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza
Gynecologic Diseases
AirSeal®Insufflation Trocar/CO2 Absorption Study
The purpose of this study is to compare carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption during gynecologic laparoscopy using the AirSeal® valveless trocar system versus standard insufflation trocars at intra-abdominal pressures of 10 and 15…
- Trial name
- NCT02654808
- Testing
- AirSeal trocar, Standard trocar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Skin Closure of Surgical Incisions by Tissue Glue vs Suture
Tissue Glue (Cyanoacrylate) Versus Conventional Suture in Kidney Donors
By means of a prospective, randomised trial the investigators want to examine skin closure in living donors - subjected to laparoscopic, hand-assisted nephrectomy - by tissue glue (Cyanoacrylate (Liquiband)) versus conventional…
- Trial name
- TG-CYANO (NCT01521871)
- Testing
- Skin wound closure by tissue glue, Skin wound closure by conventional suture + dressing
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Pain, Postoperative, Hysterectomy
Abdominal Ice Packs for Pain Control and Reduction of Narcotic Use Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of using ice packs on the abdomen immediately after laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery on pain control and narcotic pain medication use.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Hysterectomy, Narcotic Use, Cryotherapy Effect
- Trial name
- NCT03341533
- Testing
- Ice packs plus usual post-op analgesia, Usual post-op analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Leiomyoma, Laparoscopy
Combined Vaginal Misoprostol and Perivascular Vasopressin
Injection of Vasopressin into the uterine tissue surrounding fibroids constricts blood vessels, and has been found to be beneficial by decreasing blood flow to fibroids, and thereby resulting in less bleeding with removal.
- Conditions
- Leiomyoma, Laparoscopy, Uterine Myomectomy
- Trial name
- NCT03815344
- Testing
- Standard, Standard-vaginal misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Effect of Pulmonary Recruitment Maneuver (PRM) on Pain and Nausea After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
The purpose of this prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial is to investigate whether a ventilator-piloted PRM at the end of laparoscopic bariatric surgery could reduce overall postoperative pain and nausea.
- Trial name
- NCT03026530
- Testing
- Pulmonary recruitment maneuver, Laparoscopic bariatric surgery, Ventilator
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Region Östergötland
Surgical Conditions
Effect of Deep Versus Moderate Neuromuscular Block During Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Intraoperative Surgical Conditions.
A deep neuromuscular block (NMB) is often associated with improved surgical conditions especially in laparoscopic surgery. We previously showed that deep NMB is superior to a moderate NMB under propofol anesthesia.
- Trial name
- BLISS4 (NCT03170661)
- Testing
- Deep neuromuscular block
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Laparotomy, Colectomy
QL Block With Exparel in Colectomy
The purpose of this study is to determine if using a different type of injection of local anesthestic (pain medicine) in between the muscle layers of the abdominal wall (called a quadratus lumborum block) will improve pain…
- Trial name
- NCT03827291
- Testing
- Exparel, Thoracic epidural analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pain, Obesity
The Effect of Pre-Operative Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in the Post Operative Opioid Consumption in Morbid Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective,Randomized, Blinded Study
The use of preoperative TAP block in laparoscopic bariatric surgery can improve the postoperative pain and quality of recovery in patients undergoing these procedures.
- Conditions
- Pain, Obesity, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01075087
- Testing
- (study group) will receive a bilateral TAP block using 20 cc of 0.5% ropivacaine on each side.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection
Comparison Study of Transversus Abdominal Plane, Paravertebral and Epidural Blocks in Laparoscopic Colectomy
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of transversus abdominal plane (TAP) block, thoracic epidural or paravertebral block (PVB) for controlling postoperative pain when compared with opioid you self-administer…
- Trial name
- NCT02164929
- Testing
- TAP block, Epidural, Paravertebral block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Colorectal Cancer
Radial Reload Laparoscopic LAR Case Series
To evaluate the Radial Reload Stapler during laparoscopic low anterior resection (LAR) or anterior proctosigmoidectomy for rectal cancer by assessing the primary and secondary endpoints.
- Trial name
- NCT01706822
- Testing
- Covidien Radial Reload Stapler with Tri-Staple Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Uterine Diseases
Hysterectomy by Transabdominal Laparoscopy or NOTES
Objective: To randomly compare hysterectomy by vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) versus laparoscopy uterus in women with benign gynecological pathology.
- Trial name
- HALON (NCT02631837)
- Testing
- vNOTES hysterectomy, LSC hysterectomy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden
Anesthesia, General
Comparison of Sugammadex With Neostigmine During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy or Appendectomy (P05699)
The current trial was designed to demonstrate faster recovery from a neuromuscular blockade (NMB) induced by rocuronium after reversal at 1-2 Post Tetanic Count (PTC) by 4.0 mg.kg-1 sugammadex compared to 50 µg.kg-1 neostigmine…
- Trial name
- NCT00724932
- Testing
- Rocuronium, Sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Prostate Hypertrophy, Renal Disease
Effect of Deep BLock on Intraoperative Surgical Conditions
Rationale: A deep neuromuscular block is often associated with improved surgical conditions especially in laparoscopic surgery. However, a deep block comes at the expense of a variety of items that may conflict with the use of a…
- Trial name
- BLISS (NCT01631149)
- Testing
- Surgical block (rocuronium; atracurium/mivacurium)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Post-Operative Ileus
Asimadoline for the Treatment of Post-Operative Ileus
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of asimadoline in patients who have undergone a laparoscopic segmental colectomy and determine whether it reduces the time to recovery of bowel function compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT00443040
- Testing
- Asimadoline
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Tioga Pharmaceuticals
Postoperative Urinary Retention
The POUR (Postoperative Urinary Retention) Study
The primary aim of this study will be to compare the rate of postoperative urinary retention between patients receiving Sugammadex and those receiving traditional reversal agents
- Trial name
- POUR (NCT05276804)
- Testing
- Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences