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Can a homemade bag make gallbladder surgery safer?

NCT ID NCT07823803

Symptom relief Sponsor: Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers compare two ways to remove the gallbladder during laparoscopic surgery: using an improvised retrieval bag or pulling it out directly. The trial enrolls 120 adults scheduled for elective gallbladder removal. They measure surgical time, gallbladder perforation, bile and stone spillage, and port site pain to see which method is safer and more effective.

What this could mean

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Active substance
improvised endobag (a retrieval bag used to extract the gallbladder)
What this could lead to
If the improvised bag works well, it could offer a low-cost way to reduce bile and stone spillage during gallbladder removal, potentially lowering complications and pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with no phase designation, so results may not apply broadly. The improvised bag may not perform as well as standard methods, and surgical risks remain.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having common bile duct stones or dilatation * Acute cholecystitis, gallbladder perforation, malignancy (on medical record). * Patients requiring conversion to open cholecystectomy, ASA III-IV * Patients with skin diseases near wound site, diabetes (HbA1c\>6.5%), and Hb \<10gm/dl

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cholelithiasis

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Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic Cholelithiasis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rawal Institute of Health Sciences

    RECRUITING

    Islamabad, Federal, 44000, Pakistan

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