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Clinical trialNCT02163538CompletedInterventional

Articulating Enseal Versus Ligasure Energy Devices

SponsorUniversity of LouisvilleEnrollment142Task Performance
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Summary

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This is an exploratory study to assess the ability of the raw-TLX (raw Task Load Index) ergonomic assessment tool to detect differences in surgeon workload when using commercially available advanced bipolar devices. It is anticipated that the raw-TLX version of the validated NASA-TLX ergonomic assessment tool will detect less surgeon effort required in the procedure when articulating ENSEAL is utilized. The Articulating ENSEAL device may also positively impact other variables such as blood loss, operative time and cost.
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Investigators

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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center

    Louisville, Kentucky, United States

  • University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study — it may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
31 Jul 2014
Primary completion
30 Apr 2016
Completion
30 Apr 2016
Last update posted
13 Feb 2018
Registered enrollment
142
Registry id
NCT02163538
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.