Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: Laparoscopic-Assisted Transvaginal Cholecystectomy

October 29, 2012 updated by: David W. Rattner, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
To determine the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a novel minimally invasive approach to cholecystectomy and to establish a description of this novel translumenal technique in humans at this institution.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

26 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are postmenopausal or who no longer wish to bear children
  • Females >25 years old and <65 years old
  • Diagnosis of biliary disease requiring cholecystectomy
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Class I or II
  • Females who are able to understand and willing to sign an informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • BMI >= 30
  • Patients who are still interested in childbearing
  • Patients taking immunosuppressive medications or who are immunocompromised
  • Patients with acute cholecystitis or history of acute cholecystitis ( as defined by right upper quadrant pain with history of fevers and/or elevated white blood cell count and/or positive ultrasound findings, ie, gallbladder wall thickening or pericholecystic fluid)
  • Patients with suspicion of gallbladder cancer
  • Patients with history of previous open abdominal surgery
  • Patients with untreated common bile duct stones

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The safety and efficacy of the procedure
Time Frame: one year
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Post-operative pain
Time Frame: one year
one year
Time to return to work
Time Frame: one year
one year
Time to return to daily activities
Time Frame: one year
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David W Rattner, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 27, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 28, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 29, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2008p001938

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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