A Strategy for Gallstone Expulsion Through Dietary Therapy
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Gallbladder Stone
In brief
This study is a double-blind, prospective, single-center controlled trial conducted at a tertiary hospital, aiming to determine whether dietary therapy can effectively expel gallstones.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06699030
- Run by
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2024-12-24
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Gallbladder sludge-like stones with a maximum stone diameter of less than 2 mm
You may not qualify if…
- History of ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Previous gallstone removal surgery with gallbladder preservation
- History of acute or chronic pancreatitis, cholangitis
- Mirizzi Syndrome
- History of gastrointestinal surgery
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Dysfunction of the sphincter of Oddi
- Gallbladder neck polyps
- Abnormal gallbladder structure
- Gallbladder mass
- Biliary infection or stones
- Congenital biliary abnormalities
- Biliary injury or surgery
- Biliary tumors
- Gastrointestinal bleeding, liver cirrhosis, or other malignant diseases
- Significant arrhythmia, bradycardia, or atrioventricular block
- Severe hypertension, liver or kidney insufficiency
- Immune, endocrine, hematological, or mental disorders
- Severe cerebrovascular disease
- Allergy to relevant foods
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Unwillingness or inability to consent to participation
Where it is running
- Long Deng — Lanzhou, Gansu, China (enrolling)
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