Surgical vs Endoscopic Treatments as ImmunoModulating Interventions in High-Risk Acute Calculous Cholecystitis

NCT06918652 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-04-09

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Summary

Randomized controlled trial on high-risk patients with ACC. Consecutive patients with a diagnosis of ACC, if they meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria, will be randomized to receive Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) or transmural ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (TUGD) with lumen-apposing self-expandable metal stents (LAMSs) within 10 days from onset of symptoms. Blood cultures will be performed at the time of admission, just before the procedure, 24 ± 3h after procedure, 72 ± 3h after procedure. Bile samples will be taken during the procedure for microbiological exam and culture. Blood samples will collected from all patients at the time of admission, just before the procedure, 24 ± 3h after procedure, 72 ± 3h after procedure.

The follow-up will be performed after 30 days and after 6 months from intervention with an outpatient medical examination.

Conditions

  • High-risk Patients With Acute Calculous Cholecystitis (ACC)

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

LC will be performed by the four-trocar technique with transection of the cystic duct and cystic artery after reaching the critical view of safety. ELC will be performed by a surgeon trained and experienced in laparoscopic surgery defined as \> 5 laparoscopic procedures for ACC on a yearly basis

PROCEDURE

Transmural ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage

TUGD will be performed using the bi-flanged LAMSs mounted on an electrocautery-enhanced delivery system (Hot-AXIOS™) by an experienced endoscopist defined as \> 10 LAMS positioning per year. The diameter and length of the stent and the modality of placing the stent (under complete EUS view or with endoscopic or fluoroscopic guidance) will be chosen at the discretion of the endoscopist performing the procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luca Ansaloni, MD · Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-20
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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