# Bile Aspiration vs Drain in Acute Cholecystitis

> **NCT03012243** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Karolinska Institutet** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Cholecystitis, Acute

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Gallbladder aspiration
- **PROCEDURE:** Cholecystostomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03012243
- **Lead sponsor:** Karolinska Institutet
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2028-03-31
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03012243

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03012243, "Bile Aspiration vs Drain in Acute Cholecystitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03012243. Licensed CC0.

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