Short Transverse Versus Conventional Hockey Stick Incision in Kidney Transplantation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Kidney Transplantation
• Interventions: Procedure: Hockey Stick Incision; Procedure: Short Transverse Incision

• Registration Number: NCT00592020
• Lead Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Brief Summary

Today the minimal invasive access is used for a lot of different operations. This technique takes the advantage of less postoperative pain, better cosmetic results, and a lower surgical complication rate (e.g. hernia, wound infection).

Especially patients under immunosuppressive therapy could benefit from this technique. First results in minimally invasive kidney transplantation indicate that it may be performed quickly and safely. Benefits are expectable on postoperative pain, recovery, and surgical complications. Another retrospective study showed lower rates of hernia, abdominal wall relaxations, and a better postoperative cosmetic.

The aim of this study is to compare the classic hockey stick incision with a minimal invasive incision in a randomized clinical trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-31
• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-11
• Status Verified: 2011-05
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2011-05-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Age equal or over 18 years
• Sole kidney transplantation
• Consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	Hockey Stick Incision	Hockey Stick Incision
1	Short Transverse Incision	Short Transverse Incision

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
QoR (Quality of Recovery) - Score	preoperative, day 1/3/5/7 postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Operation time	intraoperative
Quality of Life by SF (Short Form) 36	preoperative, day 7, week 4, month 6 postoperative
Warm ischemic time	intraoperative
Postoperative pain measured by VAS (visual analog scale) and amount of analgesia	day 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 postoperative
Surgical complications	day 7, week 4, month 6, month 12 postoperative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Inselspital; 🇨🇭 Berne, Switzerland