3-midline-ports Cholecystectomy

Three Ports Placed in the Line Alba of the Abdomen (3-midline-ports Technique): an Alternative Approach for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01378819

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-06-22

Start date

2010-02-28

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2011-06-22

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Postoperative pain

Brief summary

The 3-midline-ports technique is a safety approach and associates lower postoperative pain, when compared with the standard French technique.

Detailed description

The patients will be randomized into 2 groups: those patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy following the French technique (Group 1) and those ones undergoing the 3-midline-ports approach (Group 2).

Interventions

PROCEDURE3-midline-ports laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be performed through 3 ports placed in the line alba.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones.

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of acute cholecystitis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative pain	24 hours	The postoperative pain will be investigated 24 hours after surgery

Outcome results

None listed

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