# The Use of a High-frequency Ultrasonic Knife in Breast Cancer Surgery

> **NCT00996632** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Trieste** · enrollment: 94 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Breast Cancer

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** ultrasonic knife (Ultracision®, Ethicon Endo Surgery)
- **PROCEDURE:** conventional diarthermy knife

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00996632
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Trieste
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2000-09
- **Primary completion:** 2004-09
- **Final completion:** 2004-11
- **Target enrollment:** 94 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-11-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00996632

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00996632, "The Use of a High-frequency Ultrasonic Knife in Breast Cancer Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00996632. Licensed CC0.

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