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Trial ID: NCT02907385
Efficacy and Safety of LifeSeal™ Kit for Staple Line Sealing in Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomoses: A Prospective Randomized Study
Clinical Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Health Policy
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female ≥ 21 years of age at Screening Visit.
2. Written informed consent obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and
ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
3. Subject is diagnosed with colorectal cancer
4. Subject is scheduled for elective open, laparoscopic or robot assisted surgery
involving the creation of a circular stapled anastomosis created within 10cm from the
anal verge.
5. Procedure involving Total Mesorectal Excision by an abdominal or transanal approach.
6. Female subjects in child bearing age must be using acceptable contraception methods
such as hormonal contraception or two forms of barrier contraception. Acceptable
contraception must be used consistently from 30 days before screening until 3 years
following surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
Pre-operative exclusion criteria:
1. Female subject who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or if of child bearing potential is
unwilling to practice birth control until 3 years following surgery.
2. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would
compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the data.
3. Subject has a history of hypersensitivity to porcine derived gelatin or collagen.
4. Subject has a history of hypersensitivity to microbial Transglutaminase.
5. Subject has a known dysfibrinogenemia, hypofibrinogenemia or a fibrinogenemia, without
preoperative correction of fibrinogen levels.
6. Subject participating in any other study involving an investigational (unapproved)
drug or device within the past 60 days.
7. Subject participating in studies involving approved drug or device will be enrolled
only following a mutual consideration of the investigator together with the Sponsor.
8. Subject with a BMI ≥50, which may interfere with access to the surgical site and
increase overall operative risk.
9. Subject with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) status higher than 3.
10. Avastin use within 30 days prior to surgery.
11. Subject who has undergone a prior pelvic anastomosis.
12. Subject is scheduled for another surgery during the first 6 months following surgery
(not including stoma closure ,placement of port for chemotherapy or ureter stent
insertion).
13. Subject with an active abdominal or pelvic infection at the operation site.
14. Subject has been previously treated with LifeSeal™ Surgical Sealant.
Intra-operative Exclusion Criteria
1. Anastomosis or procedure (TME) was performed differently from what was defined in the
inclusion criteria.
2. Subject received intra-operative sealant, glue or any buttressing material other than
the LifeSeal™ Surgical Sealant.
3. Subject has peritoneal carcinomatosis.
4. Subject requires additional unrelated anastomosis during the surgery.
5. Subject is going through another surgical procedure (other than ileostomy or
adhesiolysis) during the surgery.
6. Excessive bleeding (above 500cc) identified prior to anastomosis formation with the
need for intra-operative blood transfusion.
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device: LifeSeal™ Kit
Not Recruiting
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