The Umbilical Access in Laparoscopic Surgery

St John of God Hospital, Vienna

Overview

The aim of this study is to access to the abdominal cavity using different incision-types within the umbilical area. Effects of different incisions on scarring and on the umbilical form will be investigated.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Scars Patient Satisfaction Cosmesis

Interventions

intraumbilical incisionPROCEDURE

vertical, intraumbilical incision

infraumbilical incisionPROCEDURE

incision at the inferior boarder of the umbilicus, circular

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- patient undergoing laparoscopic surgery Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * patients following open abdominal surgery

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery, St John of God Hospital

Vienna, State of Vienna, Austria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Scarring related to different accesses at the umbilicus

Appearance of scars will be assessed by means of the Manchester Scar Scale (MSS)

Time frame: 3, 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Patient satisfaction with scars

Appearance of the umbilical postoperatively and patient satisfaction with the operative results will be assessed by means of a Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ)

Time frame: 3, 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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