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Brief Title: Barbed Suture Versus Traditional Suture Material for Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Official Title: Barbed Suture Versus Traditional Suture Material for Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT01347385
Brief Summary: The objective of this study is to determine if the use of a new type of barbed suture material for laparoscopic myomectomy (surgical removal of fibroids) versus the traditional approach of suturing with conventional suture material to close the uterine defect once the fibroid has been removed, improves surgical outcomes. Specifically, the investigators will investigate the effect of barbed suture on operative time, blood loss, adverse post-operative events and hospital stay.
Detailed Description: Although the laparoscopic myomectomy has benefits over the abdominal approach, such as less blood loss, less hemoglobin drop post-operatively, decreased post-operative pain and fewer overall complications, it is a difficult procedure, which often requires greater operative time to perform. In the current climate of attempting to reduce health care expenditures, even though the minimally invasive approach offers the advantage of reduced hospital stay, a deterrent for hospital administration and surgeons may be the increased operative time it may require. Barbed suture is a relatively new material available in gynecologic surgery. Barbs are cut into the suture with the barbs facing in a direction opposite that of the needle. The barbs allow for anchoring of the suture in tissues, which prevents migration and allows suturing without knot tying. This study will be a single-centre non-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic myomectomy with barbed suture versus traditional suture material.
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Name: Jamie Kroft, MD, FRCSC
Affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Grace Y Liu, MD, FRCSC
Affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR