IMTN Study- International Prospective Multicenter Trial on Clinical NOTES

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00995735

Acronym

IMTN

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2009-10-15

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2009-10-15

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

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Surgery, Natural Orifice Surgery

Keywords

NOTES, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic surgery, Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Endoscopy, Laparoscopy, Minimally invasive surgery, clinical trials

Brief summary

Objectives: Since 2007, natural orifice surgery evolved from theory and animal research to clinical applications, but is still limited in the literature to small casuistic reports. A preliminary prospective evaluation of postoperative results of the early casuistic of Natural orifice Surgery for many indications may show advantages and disadvantages of the methods. The IMTN Multicenter Trial for Clinical NOTES was and early results are described.

Interventions

PROCEDURECholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.

PROCEDUREAppendectomy

Appendectomy performed either by entering the stomach wall with the endoscope, or through a posterior vaginal opening.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients submitted to elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

* emergency surgery High ASA risk patients

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactRicardo Zorron, MD, PhD

rzorron@terra.com.br+552191914698

Outcome results

None listed

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