Cholecystolithiasis, colonpathology, morbide obesity and lung cancer gal stone illness, large bowel diseases, extreme overweight, cancer in the chest
Conditions
Interventions
Optigrip
Sponsors
Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (ZGT)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who have signed informed consent and are 18 years or older, undergoing one of the following elective (non-complex): A) Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholethiasis, B) Omega loop gastric bypass, C) Left sided colorectal surgery either for malignancy or diverticulitis D) Thoracic surgery, either for malignant or benign disease.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: • High risk of conversion to laparotomy due to earlier abdominal procedures • Pregnancy • Since the OPTIGRIP® trial is an interventional study, it is not considered desirable to combine this trial with other interventional studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Performance: Surgeon opinion on the performance of the Optigrip using closed questions regarding the following claims: a. Grasping, manipulation, preparation, dissection and clamping of tissue b. Feeling pulsating structures c. Feeling differences in tissue stiffness d. Reducing applied forces on the tissue 2) Safety: Device related adverse events 3) User experience: Surgeon feedback on the performance and clinical relevance of the Optigrip using open questions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The force applied to the grasped tissue when using the Optigrip, both with the haptic feed-back feature ON and OFF, will be compared quantitatively. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactJJ Harlaar
Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (ZGT)
Outcome results
None listed