Clinical Trial for the Optimization of Indocyanine Green Administration in NIRF-C During L.Cholecystectomy.

NCT ID: NCT05419947

Last Updated: 2025-06-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-20

Study Completion Date

2023-10-24

Brief Summary

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most performed surgical procedures worldwide. One of its most serious complications is injury to the main bile duct, with an incidence of less than 1%. There are different surgical strategies that try to reduce this complication, with indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography being one of the most recent to appear. This technique is becoming a great tool during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Despite the great rise of the procedure, today there is a great disparity in the administration protocols of indocyanine green during the procedure.

Goals. The main objective of the study is to analyze whether there are differences between different types of doses and administration intervals of indocyanine green to obtain quality fluorescent cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In addition, the factors that influence the results of the technique will be sought.

Detailed Description

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Symptomatic cholelithiasis is a pathology of great relevance in the world population, with prevalence rates of up to 20%. The standard treatment for cholelithiasis is laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). One of the most serious complications of LC is injury to the main bile duct (LVB). Although this complication has incidences of less than 1% (0.3-0.7% in the different series), the consequences it causes are highly relevant. LVB is related to a significant increase in patient morbidity and mortality, a significant deterioration in quality of life, a very significant increase in healthcare costs and not insignificant medical-legal consequences. Indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography (CF-VI) is a novel technique that allows precise and real-time anatomical visualization of the extrahepatic biliary anatomy, facilitating surgery and reducing the risk of complications. Currently, there are large differences in LV administration protocols during CF in LC. The precise dose and the ideal moment of administration are key to achieving adequate visualization of the critical vascular and biliary structures and to reduce the fluorescence emitted by the hepatic parenchyma, which could hinder correct anatomical visualization. In relation to the dose, there are many protocols for IV administration, by means of a single dose or a dose adjusted for the patient's body weight. Some authors advocate the administration of IV 24 hours before the procedure, in order to avoid hepatic fluorescence. However, in the context of major outpatient surgery, outpatient surgery or short-stay surgery, we believe that this practice is not currently logistically feasible. Other groups administer the IV with a variable range of time interval. The recent preliminary results of the European Registry of Fluorescent Image Guided Surgery show the great disparity of preoperative LV administration protocols. Therefore, it is necessary to protocolize the administration of the drug based on the results of randomized clinical trials.. The precise dose and the ideal moment of administration are key to achieving adequate visualization of the critical vascular and biliary structures and to reduce the fluorescence emitted by the hepatic parenchyma, which could hinder correct anatomical visualization.

Conditions

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Subjects included in this CT will be treated with VI \[Verdye (Diagnostic Green GMBH, Aschheim-Dornach, Germany)\]. Single dose and weight-adjusted dose and different administration intervals will be analyzed. Low-intervention clinical trial.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Fixed dose 3 hours

Fixed dose 2.5 mg with IV administration at a time greater than 3 hours before surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VERDYE powder for solution for injection 25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Verdye 25 mg contains sodium VI powder for solution for injection. VI is a water-soluble agent with a spectral absorption peak of 800 nm. It is a drug approved for diagnostic use only and is indicated for the measurement of the excretory function of the liver.

Fixed dose 30 min

Fixed dose 2.5 mg with IV administration during the immediate preoperative period (15-30 minutes before surgery).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VERDYE powder for solution for injection 25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Verdye 25 mg contains sodium VI powder for solution for injection. VI is a water-soluble agent with a spectral absorption peak of 800 nm. It is a drug approved for diagnostic use only and is indicated for the measurement of the excretory function of the liver.

Weight-adjusted dose 3 hour

Weight-adjusted dose (0.05 mg/kg of total body weight) with IV administration greater than 3 hours before surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VERDYE powder for solution for injection 25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Verdye 25 mg contains sodium VI powder for solution for injection. VI is a water-soluble agent with a spectral absorption peak of 800 nm. It is a drug approved for diagnostic use only and is indicated for the measurement of the excretory function of the liver.

Weight-adjusted dose 30 min

Weight-adjusted dose (0.05 mg/kg of total body weight) with IV administration during the immediate preoperative period (15-30 minutes before surgery).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VERDYE powder for solution for injection 25 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Verdye 25 mg contains sodium VI powder for solution for injection. VI is a water-soluble agent with a spectral absorption peak of 800 nm. It is a drug approved for diagnostic use only and is indicated for the measurement of the excretory function of the liver.

Interventions

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VERDYE powder for solution for injection 25 mg

Verdye 25 mg contains sodium VI powder for solution for injection. VI is a water-soluble agent with a spectral absorption peak of 800 nm. It is a drug approved for diagnostic use only and is indicated for the measurement of the excretory function of the liver.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Indocyanine green (ICG)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age over 18 years.
* Autonomy, self-sufficiency and independence.
* Scheduled CL indication:
* Symptomatic cholelithiasis: history of biliary colic, acute lithiasic cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, acute ascending cholangitis of lithiasic origin or acute lithiasic pancreatitis.
* Gallbladder polyps with indication for laparoscopic surgery.
* Vesicular adenomyomatosis with indication for laparoscopic surgery.
* Indication of early LC (\<72 hours of admission for acute stone cholecystitis/acute acalculous cholecystitis/complicated biliary colic).
* Deferred urgency LC indication.
* Understanding of information.
* Signature of the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age less than 18 years.
* Disability.
* Pregnancy or lactation.
* Chronic kidney disease (Stage \> IIIb).
* Previous adverse reactions or allergies to VI.
* Previous adverse reactions or allergies to VI excipients.
* Adverse reactions or confirmed allergies to iodinated contrast agents.
* Functional thyroid pathology (hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis, toxic multinodular goiter, functioning thyroid adenoma).
* Urgent non-deferrable/emergent gallbladder surgery.
* Initial surgery by laparotomy.
* Previous suspicion of gallbladder carcinoma.
* Inability to understand the information needed to participate in the study.
* Rejection of inclusion within the study protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jaime López Sánchez, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Salamanca

Locations

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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol.

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

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Other Identifiers

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2022-000904-36

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IBS-DOTIG-ECM-2202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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