New energy device could make ovary removal surgery safer and faster
NCT ID NCT07379411
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new energy-based surgical device (LigaSure Maryland) to the standard 'knot-and-cut' method for removing fallopian tubes and ovaries during vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse. Researchers will measure procedure time, blood loss, pain, and recovery in 70 women randomly assigned to one of the two techniques. The goal is to see if the energy-based approach is safer or more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LigaSure Maryland device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make ovary removal during vaginal hysterectomy faster, with less blood loss and pain, leading to quicker recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (70 participants) comparing surgical techniques, so results may not apply broadly. The device may not prove safer or more effective than the standard approach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 years or older. * Scheduled to undergo vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse. * Recommended to undergo opportunistic salpingo-oophorectomy according to standard clinical indications. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Suspected or known pelvic malignancy. * Lack of informed consent. * Planned opportunistic salpingo-oophorectomy using a non-vaginal surgical approach. * Planned opportunistic salpingo-oophorectomy using a vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) approach. * Intraoperative need to deviate from the assigned surgical technique due to anatomical or technical considerations.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wolfson Medical Center
RECRUITINGHolon, Israel
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