Low Pressure Pneumoperitoneum to Reduce Post-Operative Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20200418002

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-18

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

symptomatic gallstones cholecystitis laparoscopic cholecystectomy shoulder pain shoulder pain laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Interventions

Creating pneumoperitoneum using standard open technique with balloon 12&#45

mm camera port with pressure set at 15 mmHg and medium to high flow rate ,Creating pneumoperitoneum using standard open technique with balloon 12&#45

mm camera port with pressure set at 12 mmHg and medium to high flow rate

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Placebo Comparator Procedure/Surgery

High pressure pneumoperitoneum,Low pressure penumoperitoneum

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged more than 18 years old undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy ASA1-2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe renal diseases, liver diseases and heart diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative shoulder pain at 6, 12, 24 hours postoperatively Numeric rating scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
amount of opioid requirement postoperatively at 6, 12, 24 hours postoperatively morphine milligram equivalences,conversion rate during operation percentage	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactChutwichai Tovikkai

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

chutwichai.tov@mahidol.ac.th0814464843

Outcome results

None listed

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