Harmonic vs HF Knife in Patients Requiring Abdominal Surgery

Clinical Outcome of the Seroma Amount Using the Harmonic vs the HF Knife for Surgery According to Lockwood and Abdominoplastic Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01262378

Enrollment

Registered

2010-12-17

Start date

2009-02-28

Completion date

2010-11-30

Last updated

2018-04-06

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Conditions

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT

Brief summary

Prospective, non-randomized, controlled study to investigate the clinical outcome of surgery using the Harmonic knife vs the HF knife in patients requiring abdominoplastic surgery or body lift (Lockwood)

Detailed description

Aim of the study is to measure amount of seroma in each interventional arm.

Interventions

PROCEDUREabdominal plastic surgery

Surgery for ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years * willing to give consent * indication for abdominoplastic surgery * no contraindication for general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* Smoking more than 10 p/day * Diabetes mellitus I or II * known neoplasms * not willing or able to conform with study requirements

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
amount of seroma	first post operative day until hospital discharge

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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