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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Fluorescent Cholangiography for Gallstones (VERT Trial)
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Led By Jean Philip Dawe, CD MD FRCSC
Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through participant discharge, an average of 1 week
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VERT Trial Summary
This trial is testing whether using a fluorescent dye, indocyanine green (ICG), helps surgeons better see important bile duct anatomy during surgery to remove the gallbladder.
Eligible Conditions
- Gallstones
- Gallbladder Disease
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Kidney Stones
- Pathology
- Acute Cholangitis
- Pancreatitis
- Gallstone Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
VERT Trial Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ through participant discharge, an average of 1 week
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through participant discharge, an average of 1 week
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Detection rate of extrahepatic biliary structures
Secondary outcome measures
Operative success
Operative time
Rates of conversion
+1 moreOther outcome measures
Adverse events
Procedural complications
VERT Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Near-Infrared Fluorescence CholangiographyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy completed with a combination of white light imaging and near-Infrared fluorescence cholangiography after administering 5 mg of a 25 mg/10 mL solution of indocyanine green (ICG) intravenously prior to the operation
Group II: White Light ImagingActive Control1 Intervention
Standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy completed with only standard white light imaging only
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor
1,415 Previous Clinical Trials
2,466,676 Total Patients Enrolled
Jean Philip Dawe, CD MD FRCSCPrincipal InvestigatorClinical Assistant Professor
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Is this research undertaking currently recruiting participants?
"Unfortunately, the trial's listing on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that recruitment has ended for this medical study which was first posted in August 2021 and last updated in June 2021. However, there are still 274 additional studies welcoming participants currently active at this time."
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