Short Transverse Versus Conventional Hockey Stick Incision in Kidney Transplantation

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00592020

Enrollment

Registered

2008-01-11

Start date

2008-01-31

Completion date

2011-05-31

Last updated

2011-05-23

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Conditions

Kidney Transplantation

Keywords

kidney, transplantation, minimal invasive, short transverse, hockey stick, incision, quality of life, planned kidney transplantation

Brief summary

Today the minimal invasive access is used for a lot of different operations. This technique takes the advantage of less postoperative pain, better cosmetic results, and a lower surgical complication rate (e.g. hernia, wound infection). Especially patients under immunosuppressive therapy could benefit from this technique. First results in minimally invasive kidney transplantation indicate that it may be performed quickly and safely. Benefits are expectable on postoperative pain, recovery, and surgical complications. Another retrospective study showed lower rates of hernia, abdominal wall relaxations, and a better postoperative cosmetic. The aim of this study is to compare the classic hockey stick incision with a minimal invasive incision in a randomized clinical trial.

Interventions

PROCEDUREShort Transverse Incision

Short Transverse Incision for kidney transplantation

PROCEDUREHockey Stick Incision

Hockey Stick Incision for kidney transplantation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age equal or over 18 years * Sole kidney transplantation * Consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
QoR (Quality of Recovery) - Score	preoperative, day 1/3/5/7 postoperative

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life by SF (Short Form) 36	preoperative, day 7, week 4, month 6 postoperative
Operation time	intraoperative
Warm ischemic time	intraoperative
Postoperative pain measured by VAS (visual analog scale) and amount of analgesia	day 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 postoperative
Surgical complications	day 7, week 4, month 6, month 12 postoperative

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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