Monopolar Electrosurgery Versus Ultrasound Scissors in Thoracoscopic Ventral Spondylodesis
Launched by UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE · Jul 16, 2009
Trial Information
Current as of June 13, 2025
Unknown status
Keywords
ClinConnect Summary
One group of patients will be operated on using ultrasound scissors in the preparation during Thoracoscopic Ventral Spondylodesis. The other group will be operated on using Monopolar Electrosurgery.
The study is designed as a randomized trial. That means that all patients who have given their consent to participate in the study will be allocated to either ultrasound scissors or Monopolar Electrosurgery by chance.
A total of 40 patients will be included in this study. The study ends with finishing of the first day after the operation, there is no longer follow up.
Gender
ALL
Eligibility criteria
- Inclusion Criteria:
- • informed consent
- • fracture of vertebral bodies Th10-L2 with indication for operative treatment
- Exclusion Criteria:
- • missing informed consent
- • mission indication for operative treatment
- • revision of the trailing edge
- • clotting inhibition therapy
- • ASA III/IV
- • pregnancy
- • malfunction of liver Child C
About University Of Cologne
The University of Cologne, a prestigious institution located in Germany, is renowned for its commitment to advancing medical research and education. As a clinical trial sponsor, the university leverages its extensive academic resources and expertise to design and conduct innovative studies aimed at improving patient care and health outcomes. With a focus on collaboration across various disciplines, the University of Cologne emphasizes rigorous scientific methodologies and ethical standards in its clinical research initiatives, contributing significantly to the global medical community and fostering the development of new therapeutic strategies.
Contacts
Jennifer Cobb
Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
Cologne, Nrw, Germany
Cologne, Nrw, Germany
Patients applied
Trial Officials
Peer Eysel, Professor
Study Director
University of Cologne, Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma surgery
Gereon Schiffer, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Cologne, Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma surgery
Timeline
First submit
Trial launched
Trial updated
Estimated completion
Not reported
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