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Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01095536
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2010 by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : March 30, 2010
Last Update Posted : October 6, 2010
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Risk factors for postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were not clear. Moreover, risk factors for postoperative emesis specially for this surgery were not detailed and accurate. The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

Condition or disease
Shoulder Pain Nausea Vomiting

Detailed Description:
The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 380 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: The Observational Cohort Study to Identify Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Under General Anesthesia
Study Start Date : February 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date : February 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date : February 2011

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. incidence of postoperative shoulder pain and emesis [ Time Frame: within postoperative 24 hours ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Adult patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • > 21 years old,
  • Chinese patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • current pregnancy,
  • patients with history of upper laparotomy,
  • inability to communicate before operation,
  • persistent emesis or shoulder pain before operation,
  • patients who converted to open cholecystectomy,
  • receiving postoperative ventilator support,
  • unstable postoperative condition or major complications.
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Locations
Taiwan
Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan, 112
Contact: Chiu-Ming Ho, M.D., Ph.D    886-2-28757549 ext 350    cmho@vghtpe.gov.tw   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Chiu-Ming Ho, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Responsible Party: Chiu-Ming Ho, M.D., Ph.D./Associate Professor and Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01095536     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 201001019IC
First Posted: March 30, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 6, 2010
Last Verified: March 2010

Keywords provided by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan:
laparoscopic cholecystectomy, elective
anesthesia, general
shoulder pain
nausea
 vomiting
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
general anesthesia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nausea
Vomiting
Shoulder Pain
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Signs and Symptoms
Arthralgia
Joint Diseases
 Musculoskeletal Diseases
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs