A Trial of Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Four Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic

In brief

This is a single-institution, prospective, one-to-one randomized controlled research study. Subjects medically determined to need a cholecystectomy will be consented for surgery and study participation prior to enrolment in this study. Patients will then be randomized to receive either a single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy or a four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00892879

Run by

Providence Health & Services

People needed

50

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-05-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pre-operative diagnosis of one of the following:
• Pancreatic cholecystitis
• Biliary cholic
• Biliary dyskinesia
• Choledocholithiasis status post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography/sphincterotomy
• Gallbladder polyps
• Other diagnosis at the discretion of the surgeon

You may not qualify if…

• Acute cholecystitis
• Gallstones > 2.5cm in length on ultrasound
• Suspected presence of common duct stones
• History of jaundice
• History of gallstone pancreatic

Where it is running

• Providence Portland Medical Center — Portland, Oregon, United States

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