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Comparison of Post operative port site pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy :umbilical versus epigastric port

Postoperative port-site pain after gall bladder retrieval from epigastric versus umbilical port in laparoscopic cholecystectomy among patients with Gall Bladder(GB) disease: A randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/08/020795
Enrollment
36
Registered
2019-08-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K829- Disease of gallbladder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Retrieval of gall bladder through umbilical port , during 4 port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Till now there is no standardisation in the choice of port site to retrieve gall bladder i

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients (greater than 18 years), who are undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign GB diseases (symptomatic gallstones, GB polyps)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Acute cholecystitis, emphysema GB, mucocele of GB, 2) Suspected/proven malignancy of GB, 3) Patients in whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy had to be converted in open procedure, 4) Patients who were chronic users of analgesic medicines and steroids

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post operative pain at both port sites(umbilical and epigastric) using a Visual Analogue Scale(1-10) Timepoint: Post operative pain at both port sites(umbilical and epigastric) using a Visual Analogue Scale(1-10)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
difficulty in retrieval of gall bladder by the operating surgeon from the port using a Score (0-10, 0 being easy retrieval and 10 being very difficult retrieval)Timepoint: just after surgery (0 hr post surgery)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArihant Jain

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

arijain98@gmail.com9782980573

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026