Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for the Management of Cystic Echinococcosis of the Liver
NCT ID: NCT01643018
Last Updated: 2012-07-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
350 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2006-11-30
2012-05-31
Brief Summary
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Echinococcosis is one of the most neglected parasitic diseases and the lack of the prospective randomised studies supports this idea. Development of new drugs and other treatment modalities receives very little attention, if any. In most developed countries, Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is an imported disease of very low incidence and prevalence and is found almost exclusively in migrants from endemic regions. In endemic regions, predominantly settings with limited resources, patient numbers are high.
The aim of the hydatid cyst treatment is the death of the parasite and consequently the cure of the disease. It has to be done with a minimal risk and maximum comfort for the patient, and always paying attention to avoid complications, secondary hydatidosis, and relapses.
There are several treatment modalities. Of them the most preferred surgical method is traditional cyst management through a laparotomy incision. Same can be done with laparoscopy. In the past 15 years significant advances in laparoscopic surgical skills and techniques combined with explosive advances in laparoscopic technology have encouraged the application of laparoscopy to the evaluation and treatment of solid organs including the liver. There are many studies about the laparoscopic treatment of liver hydatid cyst published in the literature and the feasibility of this procedure has been demonstrated by them. While the majority of them are case reports or case series, there are some relatively large series comparing open versus laparoscopic surgery published in the last decade, which all are not randomized trial.
Detailed Description
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The objective of this trial is to show there is no difference in rate of recurrence 2 years after laparoscopic as compared to open management of cystic echinococcosis of the liver, by at least M (non-inferiority margin). If PLAP/POP: denotes the cure rate in the laparoscopy group (LAP) / open group (OP), then the following two-sided test problem is assessed:
H0: POP - PLAP \>= M (Open Surgery is superior to Laparoscopic surgery) H1: POP - PLAP \< M (Laparoscopic surgery is not inferior to open surgery)
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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laparoscopic surgery
-Laparoscopic surgery group describes the patients treated with laparoscopic surgery
laparoscopic surgery
In laparoscopy group three trocars is used. The first is 10 mm and inserted within the umbilicus for telescop, the second is 10 mm and inserted just below the xiphoid process, and third is 5 mm and inserted at the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Open Surgery
-open surgery group describes the patients treated with traditional open surgery
open surgery
-open surgery group describes the patients treated with traditional open surgery. In open surgery group a right subcostal incision is used.
Interventions
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laparoscopic surgery
In laparoscopy group three trocars is used. The first is 10 mm and inserted within the umbilicus for telescop, the second is 10 mm and inserted just below the xiphoid process, and third is 5 mm and inserted at the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
open surgery
-open surgery group describes the patients treated with traditional open surgery. In open surgery group a right subcostal incision is used.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* patients diagnosed as cystic echinococcosis of the liver
* cyst number less then 3
* cyst size greater than 3 cm
Exclusion Criteria
* recurrent disease
* hydatid cyst with multi-organ involvement
* liver hydatid cyst complicated with infection
* contraindication for general anesthesia
* contraindication for laparoscopic surgery
* patient younger than 18
* allergy to albendazole
18 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Medical Park Gaziantep Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mehmet Kaplan
MKaplan
Principal Investigators
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MEHMET KAPLAN, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Medical Park Gaziantep Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Locations
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Hatem Hospital
Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Medical Park Gaziantep Hospital
Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)
25 Aralık State Hospital
Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Dr.Ersin Aslan State Hospital
Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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MK-001-CH
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id