Study of Pain Perception Between Males and Females Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
CompletedNCT00575276
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study looks at the differences in inflammatory mediators in gallbladder tissue between males and females and the possibility that these differences contribute to a higher perception of post-operative pain in females following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Study details
- Official title
- Sex-Dependent Modulation of Clinical Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Conditions
- Cholecystitis, Acute
- Cholecystitis, Chronic
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Start date
- 2006-08
- Primary completion
- 2009-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Males or Non-pregnant females * Between ages 18-90 Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant Females within six months of surgery * Individuals below age 18 or above age 90 * Previous topical or systemic corticosteroid use within three months of surgery date * sign and symptoms of neuropathy or self-reported history of diseases or treatments known to be associeated with neuropathy * signs and symptoms of altered immune system or self-reported diseases or treatments known to be associated with altered immune function
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00575276