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Gallbladder CancerNCT02326948

Alcohol Consumption and Gallbladder Cancer

An observational study of Gallbladder Cancer, run by Cheju Halla General Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This case-control study matched by age and sex was performed to evaluate the region specific risk factors for gallbladder cancer in Jeju island, Korea. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Gallbladder Cancer
How many people
156 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Aug 2014to Nov 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Case group was defined as the patients newly diagnosed GBC at the Digestive Disease Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea, during 2008 - 2013. And control groups were determined the randomly 1:1 matched subjects by the age and sex distributions of GBC cases, among the health care check-up examinees visited to Health Promotion Center in the same institute and same periods. Total 78 cases among 124 GBC patients and matched 78 controls from 7088 health check-up examinees were included this study.

Who may be able to join

  • Case group : newly diagnosed gallbladder cancer patients in Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine in Cheju Halla General Hospitalduring 2008-2013
  • Control group : 1:1 age-sex matched controls underwent health care screening program in Department of Health Promotion Center in Cheju Halla General Hospital for 2008-2012.

Who cannot join

  • Case group Ambiguous diagnosis primary tumor involving common bile duct follow up loss without pathologic confirmation Incomplete clinical records Couldn't be assessed the results of operation or radiologic imaging.
  • Control group Cases unavailable for gallbladder imaging (abdominal ultrasonography ,computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging) Cases underwent previous cholecystectomy before enrollment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Cheju Halla General Hopsital

    Jeju City, Jeju Special Governing Province, 670-744

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Alcohol Consumption and Gallbladder Cancer: Case-control Study in Jeju Island, Korea.

This case-control study matched by age and sex was performed to evaluate the region specific risk factors for gallbladder cancer in Jeju island, Korea.

Read the detailed description

In order to estimate region-specific risk factors for gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Jeju island, Korea the investigators performed a case-control study. Among 124 GBC patients and 7088 health controls, the investigators randomly selected 78 cases and 78 age-sex matched controls (1:1 matching) and compared their demographic features, combined diseases, and personal histories about known risk factors until now.

Keywords
Gallbladder cancer, Case-control study, Risk factor, Alcohol consumption, Polypoid lesions of gallbladder, Biliary stone
Medical subject headings
Gallbladder Neoplasms, Alcohol Drinking, Cholecystolithiasis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02326948
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Gallbladder cancer case groupGallbladder cancer case group was defined as newly diagnosed gallbladder cancer diagnosed as GBC at the Department of Internal Medicine in Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea from 2009 to 2013.
Age and sex matched control groupAge and sex matched control group was determined as age-sex matched subjects selected from the participants of Health Promotion Center in the same institute from 2009 to 2012.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of participants with alcohol consumption

    Measured: Up to 3 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Dec 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2014
  3. Primary completionNov 2014
  4. Study completionNov 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
156 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02326948
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014-L04
Status last verified
Dec 2014
First submitted
19 Dec 2014
Last updated
30 Dec 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Gallbladder Cancer, run by Cheju Halla General Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Dec 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of participants with alcohol consumption (time frame: Up to 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Dec 2014.

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