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Safety and Cost-effectiveness Study of Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cholecystolithiasis
Interventions
Procedure: Single Trocar CCK
Procedure: Standard CCK
Registration Number
NCT00974194
Lead Sponsor
University of Lausanne Hospitals
Brief Summary

Many feasibility studies have been published on Single Port surgery, but no comparative studies have shown any advantages compared to standard laparoscopy. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes and economical issues of laparoscopic cholecystectomies using single port transumbilical approach and three trocars.

Detailed Description

Design:

* Prospective Randomized Controlled trial

* Population analysis based on Intention To Treat

* Patient and data analyzer blinded (double-blind trial)

Outcomes observed:

* Primary: pain

* Secondaries: overall operative time, complication rate, cost-effectiveness analysis, cosmetic evaluation, quality of life, CO2 consumption

Nbr of patients included: 260

Port used: Triport, Olympus

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
268
Inclusion Criteria
  • Cholecystolithiasis
  • Age 18 to 75 y.o.
  • BMI < 35
Exclusion Criteria
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Previous upperGI open surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SinglePort CCKSingle Trocar CCKCCK using Triport
LS CCKStandard CCKCCK using three or four trocars
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain (value on a Visual Analog Scale)1 year

VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complications1 year

According to Clavien classification and CCI

Cosmetic results1 year

According to POSAS score

Operative timeOperative day

In euro

Cost analysis1 year

In euro

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Lausanne

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Lausanne, Switzerland

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