Improvised Endobag vs Direct Gallbladder Extraction in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT07823803 — Not applicable, Recruiting, 120 participants, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad

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Retrieval of Gallbladder by Improvised Endobag Versus Direct Extraction in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

RegistryNCT07823803
StatusRecruiting
PhaseNot applicable
Study typeInterventional; randomized, parallel, masking: single, treatment
Enrollment120 (Estimated)
SponsorRawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad (Other)
ConditionsCholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, Cholelithiasis
InterventionsEndobag, placebo group (Device)
Datesstart 2026-08-30, primary completion 2026-11-30 (estimated), completion 2026-11-30 (estimated), first posted 2026-09-16, last updated 2026-09-16
Locations1 site in Pakistan

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-Summary

Eligigble patients will be enrolled after obtaining informed consent. Basic information such as age, gender, body weight, smoking and alcohol history, number of gallstones, and gallbladder characteristics will be recorded.

During surgery, the method used to remove the gallbladder, the port used for extraction, and the duration of surgery will be documented. Any gallbladder perforation, leakage of bile, or spillage of gallstones during the procedure will also be recorded.

After surgery, patients will be monitored in the hospital for 24 hours. Their pain will be assessed before discharge. Patients will then be followed in the outpatient clinic for 10 days to assess wound healing and identify any wound infection or other complications.

The study aims to compare the safety and effectiveness of an improvised retrieval bag with removal of the gallbladder without a retrieval bag during laparoscopic surgery.

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+Detailed description

Eligible patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be enrolled after obtaining written informed consent. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, including age, gender, body mass index, smoking and alcohol history, hypertension, number of gallstones, and gallbladder wall thickness, will be recorded.

Patients will be randomly allocated to receive one of the predefined gallbladder extraction techniques. The port site used for gallbladder retrieval and total operative time will be documented. Intraoperative events, including gallbladder perforation, bile spillage, and stone spillage, will be recorded according to predefined operational definitions.

All procedures will be performed under general anesthesia by the same surgical team. Wound closure will be performed by the researcher using a standardized technique to minimize procedural variability and potential bias.

Following surgery, patients will be monitored in the postoperative ward for 24 hours. Postoperative pain will be assessed using a standardized pain score before discharge. Patients will subsequently be followed in the outpatient department for 10 days, during which the surgical wound will be assessed for infection and other relevant postoperative complications.

+Arms and interventions

ArmTypeInterventionsDescription
Group EndobagActive comparatorDevice: Endobag
Group ControlPlacebo comparatorDevice: placebo group
  • Endobag (Device): Gallbladder will be removed using Endobag
  • placebo group (Device): Gallbladder will be removed without using Endobag during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

  • Surgical Time [This will be the time in minutes measured Peri-procedurally from skin incision to skin closure]
  • Visible perforation of the gallbladder developed during gallbladder removal [Perioperative/Periprocedural]
  • Visible spillage of bile from the gallbladder during gallbladder removal [Perioperative/Periprocedural (at the time of gallbladder removal)]
  • Visible spillage of gallstones from the gallbladder during gallbladder removal [Perioperative/Periprocedural]
  • Port site pain [It will be assessed using Visual Analog scale at 24 hours post procedure]

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 20 Years to 70 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

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

+Locations (1)

FacilityCityCountryStatus
Rawal Institute of Health SciencesIslamabad, FederalPakistanRecruiting

+Publications

  • Elangovan S, Naathan KVS, Sivamarieswaran R, Jose MR. Direct Gallbladder Extraction versus Endobag Extraction during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Observational Study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2025;19(8):PC12-PC5.