Xpan Trocar System for Bariatric Surgery
This study is testing a new surgical tool called the Xpan Trocar System. A trocar is a device used in minimally invasive surgeries to create a small opening for instruments. The Xpan Trocar System is designed to expand gently, rather than cutting, to reduce trauma. Researchers want to see if this new system is just as effective as the standard trocar (a device that doesn't expand) in preventing the trocar from slipping or moving during bariatric surgeries like sleeve gastrectomy or bypass. You may be able to join if you are between 18 and 89 years old and are scheduled for one of these bariatric procedures. The study aims to enroll 35 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study comparing the Xpan Trocar System to a standard trocar, involving 35 participants.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary outcome, trocar slippage and displacement, is measured on Day 1, at the time of the procedure.
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Xpan Non-Inferiority Study
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Lawrence Tabone, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · West Virginia University
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What this trial measures
- Percentage of Trocar slippage and DisplacementDay 1- At time of procedure
Percentage of trocars inserted for use during surgery that need to be adjusted or reinserted during surgical procedure due to slippage and/or displacement.