NCT01163565View on ClinicalTrials.gov

A Prospective Randomized Equivalence Trial to Evaluate the Safety of the Ligasure in Thyroid Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

96

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2010

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2012

Conditions
Multinodular GoitreGrave's DiseaseThyroid Nodule
Interventions
DEVICE

Ligasure Device

Ligasure device used to seal blood vessels during left or right side of a total thyroidectomy. Traditional method of hand ties/clips on contralateral side.

Trial Locations (1)

T6G 2B6

Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

Medtronic - MITG
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medtronic - MITG

INDUSTRY

lead

University of Alberta

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