Early Versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Complicated Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Prospective Randomized Study

Early Versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Complicated Acute Calculous Cholecystitis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201701001918837

Enrollment

150

Registered

2016-12-13

Start date

2016-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Digestive System complicated acute cholecystitis

Interventions

late laparoscopic cholecystectomy

early laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having clinical or radiological evidence of ACC were included, defined according to the 2007 Tokyo Guidelines assessment (TG07) for diagnostic criteria and severity assessment criteria for acute cholecystitis; grade I to III)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-complicated ACC. 2. Acute pancreatitis secondary to ACC. 3. ACC associated with choledocholithiasis. 4. Decompensated liver cirrhosis. 5. Acalculous cholecystitis. 6. Mental disease preventing informed consent. 7. ACC diagnosed after one week from the onset of attack.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
primary endpoint	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
secondary endpoint	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contacthany elhaddad

A.professor of GIT surgery, faculty of medicine, alexandria university, Egypt

drhanyelhaddad@yahoo.com00201001989231

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026