# Comparative Study of Polymetric Clips (Hem-o-Lok) Versus Historical Endoscopic Staplers for Laparoscopic Appendectomy

> **NCT01830387** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Duke University** · enrollment: 26 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Polymetric clips
- **OTHER:** Endoscopic Staplers

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01830387
- **Lead sponsor:** Duke University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-04
- **Primary completion:** 2014-09
- **Final completion:** 2014-10
- **Target enrollment:** 26 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2016-04-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01830387

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01830387, "Comparative Study of Polymetric Clips (Hem-o-Lok) Versus Historical Endoscopic Staplers for Laparoscopic Appendectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01830387. Licensed CC0.

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