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SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Post Market Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gallbladder Disease
Interventions
Procedure: SILS™ port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Procedure: Four Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Registration Number
NCT00832767
Lead Sponsor
Medtronic - MITG
Brief Summary

The objectives of this trial are:

1. to assess the feasibility and safety of performing SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

2. monitor and compare the outcomes of SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy versus 4PLC to objectively document the scientific merit and the perceived advantages of SILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
202
Inclusion Criteria
  • Between 18 and 85 years old.
  • Patient has a diagnosis of biliary colic with documented gallstones or polyps by imaging or Biliary dyskinesia with documented EF < 30%.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) < 45 kg/m2.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any female patient, who is pregnant, suspected pregnant, or nursing.
  • Any patient with acute calculus or acalculous cholecystitis.
  • Any patient who has had an upper midline or right sub costal incision.
  • Any patient with pre-operative indication for a cholangiogram.
  • Any patient with ASA > 3 with normal liver function.
  • Any patient who is undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis (PD).
  • Any patient who has an unrepaired umbilical hernia or has had prior umbilical hernia repair.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SILS PortSILS™ port laparoscopic cholecystectomySILS™ Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Four PortFour Port Laparoscopic CholecystectomyFour Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility and Safety of SILS™ Port Cholecystectomy Versus 4PLCOne year

Feasibility and safety as determined by intraoperative and postoperative adverse events.

Operative TimeDay 0

Duration of surgical procedure in minutes.

Estimated Blood LossDay 0

Blood loss from surgical procedure in cc.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Average Pain Experienced in the Last 24 Hours at Various Time FramesVarious (Pre-operative, Day 0, 1,3, 5, 1 Week, 2 Week and 1 Month)

Pain evaluation as determined by a 10-point pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain).

Body Image ScaleVarious (1 Week, 2 Week, 1 Month, 3 Month and 1 Year)

The Body Image Scale consists of Questions 1-5 on the Body Image Questionnaire. Here, subjects were asked to answer each question on a scale from 1 to 4 with 1 being the best. Therefore, a total score of 5-20 was calculated for each patient with 5 being the best.

Cosmetic ScaleVarious (1 Week, 2 Week, 1 Month, 3 Month and 1 Year)

The Cosmetic Scale consists of Questions 6-8 on the Body Image Questionnaire. Here, patients were asked to answer questions regarding the cosmesis of their own scar (SILS™) or scars (4PLC). The first 2 questions were answered on a scale from 1 to 7 and Question 8 from 1 to 10, both with 1 being the worst. Therefore, a total score of 3-24 was calculated for each patient with 3 being the worst.

Confidence Scale Change From BaselineChange from Baseline (Pre-Op) at 1 Week, 2 Week, 1 Month, 3 Month and 1 Year

The Confidence Scale consists of Questions 9 and 10 on the Body Image Questionnaire. One question is before procedure and another is after procedure. The Patients were asked to rate their overall confidence before (baseline) and after the procedure. The scores for before/after procedure range from 1 to 10 with 1 being "not very confident" and 10 being "very confident". The score difference from the before/after treatment is compared between the two procedures (4PLC and SILS™)

Here, a positive score indicates that patient confidence has increased.

Mental Quality of LifeVarious (Baseline (Pre-Op), Day 1, 3, 5 and 1 Week)

SF8 scale was used. This scale measures health and well-being and asks patients to rank their quality of life on a scale of 1 to 5 or a scale of 1 to 6 with 1 being the best and 5 or 6 being the worst. The quality of life questionnaire contains both physical and mental components.

The raw scores are translated into one from 0 to 100, with 0 representing a very low level of QoL and 100 representing a higher QoL.

Time to CannulizationDay 0

Time required to insert SILS port system or 4 individual ports was captured for each procedure in minutes.

Normalized Scar ScoresVarious (1 Week, 2 Week, 1 Month, 3 Month and 1 Year)

Photo Series Questionnaire (PSQ). All subjects were asked to score their own scar (Question 1), then rate 2 standardized photos (one of 4PLC scars and one of a SILS™ scar) (Questions 2 and 3, respectively) and finally rate their own scar again after viewing the photos (Question 4). All scars were rated on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best.

Normalized scores were analyzed for the photo questionnaire. In order to calculate the normalized score, each patient's score of the 4PLC photo was subtracted from their score of their own scar before viewing the photos. the median values were then used to calculate statistical significance.

Normalized Scores of Own Scar are reported below:

Question 1 - Question 2 (Q1 - Q2) Question 4 - Question 2 (Q4 - Q2)

In order to calculate the normalized score for the subject's own scar, Q2 was used as baseline score since Q2 was the score for the conventional procedure 4PLC.

Modified HollanderVarious (1 Week, 2 Week, 1 Month, 3 Month and 1 Year)

Surgeons were asked to answer 6 questions regarding the appearance of their subjects' scars. Each patient's score was summed for a total score 0 to 6 with 0 being the best.

Physical Quality of LifeVarious (Baseline (Pre-Op), Day 1, 3, 5 and 1 Week)

SF8 questionnaire was used. This scale measures health and well-being and asks patients to rank their quality of life on a scale of 1 to 5 or a scale of 1 to 6 with 1 being the best and 5 or 6 being the worst. The quality of life questionnaire contains both physical and mental components.

The raw scores are translated into one from 0 to 100, with 0 representing a very low level of QoL and 100 representing a higher QoL.

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Yale New Haven Medical Center

🇺🇸

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tampa General Hospital

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tufts Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Catholic University of Sacred Heart

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

St. Francis Hospital

🇺🇸

Roslyn, New York, United States

Imperial College, England, St. Mary's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System

🇺🇸

Lake Success, New York, United States

Case Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

UT Southwestern Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

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