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CompletedNCT02825173Updated Apr 27, 2017

Seal-G Safety Study

An interventional study of Seal-G in Elective Surgical Procedures, Digestive System, sponsored by Sealantis Ltd.. Completed at 3 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-27.

Sponsored by Sealantis Ltd. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to farther assess the safety of the Seal-G Surgical Sealant for the reinforcement and protection of gastrointestinal anastomosis.

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Pre-Surgery:

Screening will be performed among adult subjects who are scheduled for an elective colorectal surgery. Pre-surgery assessments (after completion of consent process and signed ICF) will be according to the routine practice.

Intra-operative:

During surgery, an assessment of the intra-operative exclusion criteria will be performed. If the subject does not meet any of the exclusion criteria, the subject will be further enrolled. Surgery will be performed according to the site standard of care (routine practice). Anastomosis will be created either using a stapler device (linear or circular), according to manufacture IFU (Instructions for use) or hand suture according to surgeon best practice technique. Once anastomosis has been created, surgeon will verify the anastomosis and mucosal donuts integrity.

Device (Seal-G) application on anastomotic site

Post-operative follow-up: Follow-up evaluations will be performed daily while hospitalized. There will be one postoperative follow up at one month - clinic visit

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Conditions studied

  • Elective Surgical Procedures, Digestive System
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sealantis Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject is ≥ 18 years old.
  2. Subject is planned to undergo an elective open or laparoscopic colonic resection with the creation of an anastomosis (extracorporeal if laparoscopic surgery is performed).
  3. Subject signs and dates a written ICF, indicates an understanding of the study procedures and follow-up requirements and is willing to comply with them.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject, undergoing low anterior resection
  2. Subject is planned to undergo an emergency procedure
  3. Subject has a diagnosis of bowel strangulation, peritonitis, bowel perforation, local or systemic infection, ischemic bowel, and carcinomatosis
  4. Subject treated with agents within 28 days prior to study enrollment (including )
  5. Serious or uncontrolled co-existent diseases (e.g. severe cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, recent myocardial infarction, significant vascular disease, active or uncontrolled disease, active or uncontrolled infection)
  6. Subject who according to the investigator clinical judgement is at risk for anastomosis dehiscence
  7. Subject has participated in another clinical study which may affect this study's outcomes within the last 30 days
  8. Subject's ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) score ≥ 4
  9. Subject's > 34 or \<16
  10. Subject known to have distant , such as liver, lung, bone etc. metastases (not including local and regional lymph nodes)
  11. Subject with a of less than 1 year
  12. Subject requires more than one anastomosis during the surgery
  13. Woman who is known to be pregnant
  14. Mentally handicapped, prisoners, or legally incompetent

Intraoperative Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects whom anastomosis is less than 10 cm from the anal verge
  2. The full circumference of the anastomosis is not accessible for Seal-G application
  3. Subject received intraoperative sealant, glue or any buttressing material for the study related anastomosis, other than the Seal-G
  4. Subject has excessive intraoperative bleeding prior to the anastomosis formation as assessed by the investigator (estimated in excess of 500mL)
  5. Subject has peritoneal carcinomatosis
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BMI (body mass index)

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Metastases

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Life expectancy

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Seal-G

    A surgical sealant intended for use as an adjunct to standard closure techniques for reinforcement and protection of gastrointestinal anastomoses.

    Device: Seal-G

Interventions

  • DeviceSeal-G

    Intervention: Device: Seal-G Seal-G is applied adjunctively to cover standard closure techniques

    Also known as: Seal-G Surgical Sealant

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of device related complications

    Time frame: Postoperative to end of follow up (30±7 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall rate of complications

    Time frame: Postoperative to end of follow up (30±7 days)

  2. Postoperative length of hospitalization stay

    Time frame: Postoperative till time for "ready to be discharged" (10±4 days)

  3. Duration of sealant application

    Time frame: Intraoperative: starting from initial spreading on the treatment site to completion of curing, will be recorded (in minutes)

  4. Ease of use of the device

    Ease of use of the device will be rated using a Likert scale from 1 to 5 with: 1 being Very easy, 2 Easy, 3 Neutral, 4 Difficult and 5 being Very difficult. At the day of surgery (after surgery completed) the surgeon will complete a questionnaire regarding the device use and ease of application.

    Time frame: Intraoperative: device application

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Rabin Medical Center
    Petah Tikva, Israel
  • Assaf Harofeh
    Tzrifin, Israel
  • Humanitas Research Hospital
    Rozzano Milano, Italy
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

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Registered
Jun 15, 2016
First posted
Jul 7, 2016
Start
Aug 2016
Primary completionActual
Nov 2016
CompletionActual
Dec 2, 2016
Last update
Apr 27, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 27, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02825173
Lead sponsor
Sealantis Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 7, 2016
Start date
Aug 2016
Primary completion
Nov 2016
Completion
Dec 2, 2016
Last update
Apr 27, 2017

Study contacts

Rina Lev, PhD
study director · Sealantis Ltd.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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