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VDT TRIAL

A RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL ON THE COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT CLOSED ENTRY TECHNIQUES IN GYNAECOLOGICAL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201510000999192
Enrollment
200
Registered
2015-01-16
Start date
2015-01-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Surgery Fertility-female Laparoscopy entry techniques

Interventions

Veres needle

Sponsors

DR GEORGE ELEJE
Lead Sponsor
PROF JOSEPH IKECHEBELU
Collaborator
DR GEORGE ELEJE
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women undergoing diagnostic operative or mixed laparoscopy performed by trained laparoscopic gynaecologists.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with major abdominal distension WOMEN suspicious of malignancy or malignancy at the histopathological examination.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time of umbilical incision;mortality, vascular injury (major vessels and abdominal wall vessels), visceral (bladder or bowel) injury, gas embolism, solid organ injury, failed entry and conversion to the alternate DTI or open technique following failure and evidence of adhesion within the peritoneal cavity. ;time at telescope withdrawal (B); (3) amount of gas in liters (volume of CO2 required); (4) number of attempts required to achieve successful insertion; (5) overall operative time (from time A to time B; stopwatch started at time A and stopped at time B = overall duration of the procedure in minutes), and (6) occurrence of any complications.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
extraperitoneal insufflation and trocar site bleeding.

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactCHUKWUEMEKA EZEAMA

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, NNEWI CAMPUS, NIGERIA

nicemekt@yahoo.com+2348037167284

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026