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DrainageNCT05267860

The Efficacy and Safety of Using Prophylactic Abdominal Drainage After Cholecystectomy

A study testing Prophylactic Drain in people with Drainage and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, run by University of Aleppo at 1 site in Syria.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Investigators want to assess the safety and efficacy of using abdominal drainage with not using any drainage, by estimating different outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for different reasons. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Prophylactic Drain
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
232 participants
Where
1 siteSyria
Study dates
1 Feb 2022to 1 Dec 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients are seen at the Accident and Emergency Department or in the surgical wards at Aleppo University Hospital (AUH) over 12 months period.
  • Patients who undergo cholecystectomy for any reason.

Who cannot join

  • Non-cooperative patients for regular follow up.
  • Draining for therapeutic indications.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Syria1 site
  • Aleppo University Hospital

    Aleppo

Other trials in Syria

About this study

Official title: The Efficacy and Safety of Using Prophylactic Abdominal Drainage After Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Control Trial.

Investigators want to assess the safety and efficacy of using abdominal drainage with not using any drainage, by estimating different outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for different reasons. Patients are seen at the Accident and Emergency Department or in the surgical wards at Aleppo University Hospital (AUH) over 12 months period.

Read the detailed description

The routine use of prophylactic drainage has become common in many hospitals around the world after cholecystectomy for different reasons. In elective surgeries, the evidence does not support the use of drainage. But in emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries, using drainage remains controversial. Surgeons who support the use of drainage find it useful to identify the early complications of surgery and removing intra-abdominal collections, while opponents of drainage use believe that it increases the risk of wound infection. But, a systematic review and meta-analysis discussed the ineffectiveness of the routine use of the prophylactic drainage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and requested more randomized clinical trial studies on the subject. However, this study and others in the medical literature contain very few high-quality randomized controlled trials, hence our randomized controlled trial compares the use and non-use of drainage in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for different reasons.

Being tested
Prophylactic Drain
Keywords
Prophylactic Drainage, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Acute cholecystitis., Upper GI Surgery, Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Diseases
Medical subject headings
Cholecystitis, Acute, Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Prophylactic DrainDevice

    We want to put a prophylactic drain after cholecystectomy.

Study groups in NCT05267860
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with a prophylactic drain after cholecystectomyExperimentalNot described
Receives: Device: Prophylactic Drain
Patients without using any prophylactic Drainage after cholecystectomyNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Morbidity /Complications

    overall complication rate; graded by the Clavien- Dindo complications classification system.

    Measured: 30 days after the operation

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Intraperitoneal abscess

    The patient will be monitored and followed up for 30 days after the surgery, and the necessary investigations will be requested to diagnose if the patient has an Intraperitoneal abscess

    Measured: up to 30 days

  2. Wound infection/ Surgical site infection

    Surgical site infection has been defined and classified as superficial incisional, deep incisional, and organ/ space_ surgical site infection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Anderson 2014; Ban 2017; Berríos-Torres 2017).

    Measured: up to 30 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Mar 2022
  2. Study start1 Feb 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2022
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
232 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05267860
Sponsor's protocol ID
Drainage After Cholecystectomy
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
21 Feb 2022
Last updated
26 Jan 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: We will publish the data after publishing the research.

Publications

  • Antoniou S, Koch O, Antoniou G, Kohler G, Chalkiadakis G, Pointner R, Granderath F. Routine versus no drain placement after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Minerva Chir. 2014 Jun;69(3):185-94.

    PubMed 24970306
  • Gurusamy KS, Koti R, Davidson BR. Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Sep 3;2013(9):CD006004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006004.pub4.

    PubMed 24000011
  • Monson JR, Guillou PJ, Keane FB, Tanner WA, Brennan TG. Cholecystectomy is safer without drainage: the results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Surgery. 1991 Jun;109(6):740-6.

    PubMed 2042093
  • Wong CS, Cousins G, Duddy JC, Walsh SR. Intra-abdominal drainage for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg. 2015 Nov;23(Pt A):87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.09.033. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

    PubMed 26386402
  • Arnaout AY, Kadoura L, Masri R, Nerabani Y, Atli AA, Arnaout K, Arnaout I, Bsata A, Kayali H, Mahli N, Al-Haj A, Ayoub K, Niazi A, Ghazal A; Aleppo University Hospital Team. The efficacy and safety of using prophylactic abdominal drainage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized control trial. Health Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 8;7(8):e2284. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.2284. eCollection 2024 Aug.

    PubMed 39131596

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Prophylactic Drain in people with Drainage and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, run by University of Aleppo at 1 site in Syria.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Syria. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Morbidity /Complications (time frame: 30 days after the operation). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05267860, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2023.

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