Monopolar Scissors vs Bipolar Vessel Sealer vs Ultrasonic Shears: A Prospective Randomized Study in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00517608

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2007-08-17

Start date

2005-08-31

Completion date

2006-12-31

Last updated

2007-08-21

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Conditions

Colorectal Disease

Brief summary

Monopolar electro surgery scissors (MES), electro thermal bipolar vessel sealer (BVS) and ultrasonically coagulating shears (UCS) are all applied in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. We aimed to compare the different devices with regard to dissection time, blood loss, technical aspects and costs. * Trial with surgical intervention

Interventions

DEVICELaparoscopic colectomy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 95 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients undergoing laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resection.

Exclusion criteria

\< 18 years no informed consent restricted communication abilities (language, mental illness)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dissection time	—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026