Randomised, prospective study of CUSA versus radio frequency ablation technique in liver resections

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14873873

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2004-12-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Surgery: Liver Surgery Other diseases of liver

Interventions

CUSA versus radio frequency ablation technique

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients referred for liver resection.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Paediatric patients 2. Mentally unable to understand study 3. Unresectable disease 4. Refusal of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood loss and blood product requirements.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Morbidity, mortality and inflammatory reaction.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026