Safety and Effectiveness of Using Disposable Ultrasonic Shears to Coagulate 5–7 mm Blood Vessels: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Controlled, Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial

Authors

Xipeng Wang
Chengqiang Li
Junqiang Fan
Jian Hu
Mingsong Wang
Hecheng Li

Publication Date

7-19-2024

Journal

BMC Surgery

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The ultrasonic scalpel is widely used during surgery. It is safe and effective to close the pulmonary artery branch vessels of 7 mm or below with an ultrasonic energy device as reported. However, there have been no multicenter randomized clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of using ultrasonic scalpel to coagulate 5-7 mm blood vessels in thoracic surgery.

METHODS: This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, parallel controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial. A total of 144 eligible patients planning to undergo lung or esophageal surgery will be randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. The investigational product (Disposable Ultrasonic Shears manufactured by Reach Surgical, Inc.) and the control product (Harmonic Ace + 7, 5 mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis) will be used in each group. The primary endpoint is the success rate of coagulating target blood vessels during surgery. Secondary endpoints include postoperative rebleeding, intraoperative bleeding volume, drainage volume, surgical duration, etc. Postoperative follow-up before and after discharge will be performed.

DISCUSSION: This clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using the investigational product (Disposable Ultrasonic Shears manufactured by Reach Surgical, Inc.) and that of the control product (Harmonic Ace + 7, 5 mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis) to coagulate 5-7 mm blood vessels in thoracic surgery.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06002737. The trial was prospectively registered on 16 August 2023, https://www.

CLINICALTRIALS: gov/study/NCT06002737 .

Keywords

Humans, Prospective Studies, Disposable Equipment, Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures, Hemostasis, Surgical, Male, Female, Blood Loss, Surgical, Adult, Esophagus, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Equivalence Trials as Topic, Middle Aged, Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Comments

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06002737.

PMID: 39030560