Radical Cystectomy: Can We Improve Our Surgical Technique With the Ligasure Impact Tissue-Sealing Device?

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bladder Cancer, Hemostasis

In brief

Evaluate the utility/safety of an FDA-approved tissue sealing device during radical cystectomy as compared to an FDA-approved stapling device.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00802633

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

80

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-11

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Muscle invasive bladder cancer
• Male/Female gender

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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