Keyhole surgery debate: which exit wound is best for gallbladder removal?
NCT ID NCT07672145
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two methods of removing the gallbladder during laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery: through a port near the belly button or one below the breastbone. The goal is to see which approach causes less pain and fewer wound problems like infection. The trial will involve 66 adults with gallstones who are scheduled for elective gallbladder removal.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a standard recommendation for which port site to use during gallbladder removal to reduce pain and wound complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 66 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The difference between the two methods may be small or not clinically meaningful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 18 to 60 years. * Diagnosed with symptomatic gallstones on ultrasonography. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II. * Scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. * Presence of acute or empyematous cholecystitis Exclusion Criteria: * Intraoperative conversion to open cholecystectomy. * Diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus type 2.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Surgery ,Mayo Hospital
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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