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Early versus early interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, a prospective randomized controlled trial

Early versus early interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, a prospective randomized controlled trial - Early versus early interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, a prospective randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000012654
Enrollment
44
Registered
2013-12-24
Start date
2013-12-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Acute cholecystitis

Interventions

In the early group, patients undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 72 h of admission. In the early interval group, patients are treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics until inflammatio

Sponsors

Yawatahama city general hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients referred to our outpatient with a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis (2) With a possibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 72h after admission (3) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Sever cholecystitis (Based on TG13) (2) ASA (American society of anesthesiologists) physical status 4 and 5 (3) perforation or abcess of the gallbladder (4) co-existing common bile duct stones (5) previous upper abdominal surgery (6) life expectancy less than 48h (7) pregnancy or breastfeeding (8) contraindications against the antibiotic (PIPC/TZB) used in this trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Operation time

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1) total operation time (2) specific operation time (3) intraoperative blood loss (4) rate of conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy (5) morbidity (6) major bile duct injury (7) injury of gallbladder wall (8) decomplession of gallbladder (9) using of closed suction drainage (10) length of postoperative hospital stay (11) length of total hospital stay (12) total cost of admission (13) subjective difficulty of the operation

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasao Nakajima

Yawatahama city general hospital Surgery

masao_yamasui@msn.com0894-22-3211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026