Impact of Marking Surgical Incision on Patient's Abdomen

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Surgical Procedure

In brief

This is a study looking at patient's satisfaction with incision site and location after undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. (Laparoscopy) The study group will have the anticipated incision marked with a washable marker on their abdomen. The control group will have preoperative counselling as usual. After surgery, will assess patient's satisfaction with the incision scar.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01803334

Run by

AdventHealth

People needed

4

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-08

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 - 89
• Diagnosed with a benign surgical pathology
• Patient scheduled for elective minimally invasive gynecologic surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Have a diagnosis of gynecologic cancer
• History of prior laparoscopic surgery
• Emergency surgery
• Inability to provide informed consent
• Unable to follow up in the office for post operative visits
• Skin hypersensitivity or allergy to marker dye
• Positive pregnancy test

Where it is running

• Florida Hospital — Orlando, Florida, United States

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