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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been established as the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. The main advantages of laparoscopic surgery are the cosmetic result, reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay and rapid return to normal activity. Although reduced, however, pain is still substantial and constitutes the main clinical problem after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, especially for planned day case procedures.

Recently, a new technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been developed, in which all instruments are inserted through the same umbilical incision. The single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) technique for cholecystectomy has been proved to be feasible and safe by several studies.

The purpose of the study is to compare postoperative pain and operating time, nausea, vomiting, tissue damage, pulmonary function, cosmetic result, quality of life between SILS and standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy.


Clinical Trial Description

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been established as the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. The main advantages of laparoscopic surgery are the cosmetic result, reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay and rapid return to normal activity. Although reduced, however, pain is still substantial and constitutes the main clinical problem after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, especially for planned day case procedures.

Recently, a new technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been developed, in which all instruments are inserted through the same umbilical incision. The single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) technique for cholecystectomy has been proved to be feasible and safe by several studies. However, there is not for the moment any randomized study between standard and SILS cholecystectomy published.

The primary end point of the study is to compare postoperative pain and secondary end points operating time, nausea, vomiting, tissue damage, pulmonary function, cosmetic result and quality of life.

Patients admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy to Aretaieion Hospital, under the care of four surgeons, will be entered into the study after signed consent is obtained. Randomization will be carried out preoperatively using blocks of random numbers. Anaesthesia will be standardized.

The same waterproof dressings, at the same sites, will be applied in all patients in order to prevent nursing and other staff from knowing what variant of operation has been carried out.

Postoperatively, all patients will receive and identical protocol of care. Postoperative pain will be assessed using a visual analogue pain score. The same analgesia will be prescribed in all the patients, if required. Postoperative analgesia, nausea or vomiting will be recorded.

Pulmonary function tests will be measured, in the sitting position, using a spirometer before and after the operation.

Tissue damage will be assessed by measuring CRP and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). Injury or inflammation of the human body results in increased concentrations of the acute-phase reactant proteins. CRP is very consistent in response and is, therefore, the most satisfactory single screening test for an acute phase reactant. IL-6 is one of the most important mediators of the acute phase response. It is secreted by T cells and macrophages to stimulate immune response to trauma.

The cosmetic result will be assessed by the patient.

Quality-of-life will be assessed using the EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire preoperatively and at 1 week postoperatively. The EQ-5D questionnaire is a generic measure of the quality of life, in which health status is defined in terms of 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression.

Reevaluation of the patients will take place 1 week and 4 weeks after the operation in the outpatient clinic.

If we consider that we reduce postoperative pain at 35%, then with α: 0.05 and β: 0.20 we need 20 patients in each arm. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01094379
Study type Interventional
Source University of Athens
Contact Antonios Vezakis, Lecturer
Phone 00306977405605
Email avezakis@hotmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date April 2010
Completion date April 2011

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