Comparison of Single Trocar Cholecystectomy to Standard Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00732550

Enrollment

Registered

2008-08-12

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2018-09-30

Last updated

2020-07-30

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Conditions

Cholelithiasis

Keywords

cholelithiasis, cholecystitis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the advantages of single trocar cholecystectomy over standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Interventions

PROCEDURESingle trocar cholecystectomy

Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis will be operated using the single trocar surgery approach

PROCEDUREStandard laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis will undergo a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-60 * symptomatic cholelithiasis * ASA 1-2

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * morbid obesity with BMI\>35 * other gallbladder pathology like polyps or tumor * history of upper abdomen laparotomy * suspected choledocholithiasis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the safety and efficacy of a novel approach to minimally invasive surgery techniques.	Continuous

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess pain associated with the single trocar approach	Continuous
To assess scar formation associated with single trocar approach	Continuous

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026