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Status unknownNCT01095536Updated Oct 6, 2010

Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

An observational study in Shoulder Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, sponsored by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-10-06.

Sponsored by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2010), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
380
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study 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.

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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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Conditions studied

  • Shoulder Pain
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting

Keywords

  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy, elective
  • anesthesia, general
  • shoulder pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • general anesthesia
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In context

Shoulder Pain

707 studies on the registry are indexed under Shoulder Pain; 152 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 380 is above the median of 82 across 130 observational studies indexed under Shoulder Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan is the lead sponsor of 325 studies on the registry; 72 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Adult patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Inclusion criteria

  • > 21 years old,
  • Chinese patient

Exclusion criteria

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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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
380 participants (estimated)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. incidence of postoperative shoulder pain and emesis

    Time frame: within postoperative 24 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    Taipei, 112, Taiwan
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 6, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01095536
Lead sponsor
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
First posted
Mar 30, 2010
Start date
Feb 2010
Primary completion
Feb 2011 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2011 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 6, 2010

Study contacts

Chiu-Ming Ho, M.D., Ph.D.
principal investigator · Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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