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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081340 [Registered on: 25/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   This study aims to find the best and safest way associated to inflate the belly with gas before a laparoscopic surgery. The study will compare three ways to insert this needle- Above the belly button- Supraumbilical and Adjacent the belly button- Palmer and Jain Point for abdominal conditions 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparing Feasibility And Safety In Creation Of Pneumoperitoneum By Veress Needle Placed At Supraumbilical, Palmers And Jains Point In Laparoscopic Surgeries At A Tertiary Care Centre- A Randomised Control Trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Saubhagya Shikhar 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  KLEs Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC 
Address  Department Of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC

Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  7709386901  
Fax    
Email  sshikhar22@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Rahul Kenwadekar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  KLEs Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC 
Address  Department Of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC

Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  8073753341  
Fax    
Email  dr.rahuldk@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Saubhagya Shikhar 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  KLEs Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC 
Address  Department Of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC

Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  7709386901  
Fax    
Email  sshikhar22@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC 
Address  KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Saubhagya Shikhar  KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC  Department Of General Surgery,Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & KLEs Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Nehru Nagar
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
7709386901

sshikhar22@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
JNMC Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Patients Opting for Laparoscopic Surgery in any abdominal conditions.  
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Laparoscopic Surgeries  To compare feasibility, time taken, re-insertion, conversion to open technique, intra-op and post-op complications while creating pneumoperitoneum via Veress Needle at three points namely Palmers, Jains and Supraumbilical point in all Laparoscopic surgeries. 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients who give consent for study

Patients age more than 18 years

Patients fit for laparoscopic surgery 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with previous upper abdominal surgeries

Patients with peritonitis 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare time taken and need for re-insertion of veress needle for creating pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic surgeries  Baseline- intraoperatively 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare intra-op and post-op complications  1 year 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="204"
Sample Size from India="204" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   07/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study is a RCT study to compare time taken, re-insertion, conversion to open technique, intra-op and post-op complications between three points namely Palmer’s , Jain’s and Supraumbilical to create pneumoperitoneum via Veress needle in all laparoscopic surgeries at a tertiary care center. The study duration is 1 year. 
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