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Radical Cystectomy: Can We Improve Our Surgical Technique With the Ligasure Impact Tissue-Sealing Device?

Radical Cystectomy: Can We Improve Our Surgical Technique With the Ligasure Impact Tissue-Sealing Device?

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00802633
Enrollment
80
Registered
2008-12-05
Start date
2008-11-30
Completion date
2012-06-30
Last updated
2014-02-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bladder Cancer, Hemostasis

Keywords

Tissue sealing device, Articulating stapling device, Radical cystectomy

Brief summary

Evaluate the utility/safety of an FDA-approved tissue sealing device during radical cystectomy as compared to an FDA-approved stapling device.

Interventions

DEVICEStapling device during radical cystectomy

Hemostasis

DEVICELigasure tissue sealing device

Efficacy of tissue sealing device during hemostasis

Sponsors

Vanderbilt University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Muscle invasive bladder cancer * Male/Female gender

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Estimated Blood LossPerioperative

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Operating Room Time in MinutesIntraoperative time

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Stapling Device
Efficacy of stapling device during radical cystectomy Stapling device during radical cystectomy: Hemostasis
40
Ligasure Device
Efficacy of ligasure tissue sealing device during radical cystectomy Ligasure tissue sealing device: Efficacy of tissue sealing device during hemostasis
40
Total80

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicStapling DeviceLigasure DeviceTotal
Age, Continuous65.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.6
68.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.9
67.15 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.75
Region of Enrollment
United States
40 participants40 participants80 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants7 Participants10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
37 Participants33 Participants70 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 400 / 40
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 400 / 40

Outcome results

Primary

Estimated Blood Loss

Time frame: Perioperative

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Stapling DeviceEstimated Blood Loss686.5 millilitersStandard Deviation 406.1
Ligasure DeviceEstimated Blood Loss707.5 millilitersStandard Deviation 570.8
Secondary

Operating Room Time in Minutes

Time frame: Intraoperative time

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Stapling DeviceOperating Room Time in Minutes262.1 minutesStandard Deviation 74.9
Ligasure DeviceOperating Room Time in Minutes272.9 minutesStandard Deviation 73.3

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