Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01258621 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: December 13, 2010
Last Update Posted
: December 13, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pancreatic Lesions Located at Body or Tail. | Procedure: Laparoscopy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy in a High-volume Hospital |
Study Start Date : | March 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2010 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy |
Procedure: Laparoscopy
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
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- Conversion to open surgery [ Time Frame: during surgery; 3 to 5 hours from the start of the procedure ]
- Operative Time [ Time Frame: during surgery; 3 to 5 hours from the start of the procedure ]
- Blood loss [ Time Frame: during surgery; 3 to 5 hours from the start of the procedure ]
- Length of Hospital Stay [ Time Frame: Postoperative. From 0 to 30 days after discharge. ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- pancreatic lesion located at body or tail
Exclusion Criteria:
- major vessels infiltration
- severe organ dysfunction
- refusing laparoscopic approach

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01258621
Italy | |
San Raffaele Hospital | |
Milan, Italy, 20132 |
Responsible Party: | Marco Braga, MD, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01258621 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PANCREAS-LDP2010 |
First Posted: | December 13, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 13, 2010 |
Last Verified: | August 2010 |
Keywords provided by Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele:
distal pancreatectomy, laparoscopy, learning curve |