Could a common numbing drug speed up gallbladder surgery recovery?
NCT ID NCT07150481
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving lidocaine through an IV during gallbladder surgery can reduce inflammation and pain, and help the gut start working again sooner. 90 adults having planned laparoscopic gallbladder removal will be randomly assigned to receive either lidocaine or a placebo. The main goal is to see if lidocaine lowers C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation) after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce pain and inflammation after gallbladder surgery, helping patients recover faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial. Lidocaine may not significantly improve recovery, and there are risks like allergic reactions or side effects from the infusion.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Patients aged 18 - 60 years 2. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis or chronic cholecystitis 3. ASA physical status I-II 4. BMI \< 35 kg/m2 5. Preoperative CRP \<20 mg/L 6. Informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute cholecystitis or biliary pancreatitis 2. Conversion to open surgery 3. Pre-op CRP \>20 mg/L 4. Allergy to lidocaine or local anesthetics 5. Known hepatic or renal dysfunction 6. Chronic inflammatory conditions 7. Current immunosuppressive therapy 8. Cardiac arrhythmias or heart block without pacemaker 9. ASA physical status III, IV or above 10. Pregnancy or breastfeeding 11. Psychiatric disorders
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut university main hospital
Asyut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt,, 71515, Egypt
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