Randomized Controlled Trial of Bipolar Versus Ultrasonic Hemostasis Techniques in Thyroidectomy

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Bipolar Versus Ultrasonic Hemostasis Techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00524966

Harmonic

Details and patient eligibility

About

RATIONALE: The use of bipolar energy sealing system or ultrasonic coagulation for hemostasis during thyroidectomy may reduce blood loss and hypocalcemia and may be more cost-effective.

Full description

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well bipolar energy sealing system and ultrasonic coagulation for hemostasis during thyroidectomy reduce blood loss and hypocalcemia, as well as which device is the most cost-effective approach for thyroidectomy.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients requiring thyroidectomy

Exclusion criteria

• Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
• Age less than 18 years old
• Reoperative case
• Patients who use pacemakers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind