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CholecystolithiasisNCT07854379

A Survey of Public Attitudes Towards Gallbladder-preserving Lithotomy and Its Influencing Factors

An observational study of Cholecystolithiasis, run by Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This study aims to understand public/patient attitudes toward gallbladder preservation surgery by means of questionnaires, and hopes to achieve the following objectives: 1. To understand public/patient attitudes towards gallbladder preservation surgery and provide new evidence for the controversy over gallbladder… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Cholecystolithiasis
How many people
5,000 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
21 Jul 2026to 30 Apr 2027
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The general public without medical or nursing background

Who may be able to join

  • Conscious and able to complete the questionnaire independently
  • Voluntary participation in this study and signing of informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to participate in this study
  • Inability to participate in this study due to mental illness, cognitive impairment, or other insurmountable reasons such as visual or hearing impairment
  • People with medical or nursing backgrounds

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Chunfu Zhu, MD contact

13961190702

zcfmlm@njmu.edu.cn

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The Second People's Hospital of Changzhou

    Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213000

    051988104931

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About this study

This study aims to understand public/patient attitudes toward gallbladder preservation surgery by means of questionnaires, and hopes to achieve the following objectives:

  1. To understand public/patient attitudes towards gallbladder preservation surgery and provide new evidence for the controversy over gallbladder preservation surgery;
  2. Introduce a new kind of "evidence" into this controversy: social or preference evidence;
  3. Verify the applicability of informed choice and shared decision making;
  4. Provide "public opinion" reference for medical policy and guideline formulation ,and help them develop guidelines or policies that are more in line with patients 'needs;
  5. Help clinicians understand patients 'concerns, provide basis for making more scientific individualized treatment decisions, and promote the standardization process of diagnosis and treatment of benign gallbladder diseases.

The survey will be conducted in the Second People's Hospital of Changzhou City from July 2026 to December 2026 in the form of questionnaire (electronic questionnaire). The questionnaire will be distributed to all regions of the Chinese mainland, and will be conducted daily by in-hospital doctors and designated questionnaire collectors.

Read the detailed description

Gallbladder benign disease is a common digestive system disease among adults in China, and its incidence is on the rise worldwide. Cholecystectomy has become the standard procedure for benign gallbladder disease since 1882 because of its strong curative effect and low recurrence rate. However, many complications or adverse reactions may occur after gallbladder loss, such as diarrhea and dyspepsia. With the improvement of people's requirements for quality of life and the penetration of the concept of "precision medicine","gallbladder-preserving lithotomy" has been carried out to a certain extent in clinical practice. However, most experts and scholars in hepatobiliary surgery oppose "gallbladder-preserving lithotomy", believing that there are problems such as high recurrence rate of gallstones after gallbladder-preserving surgery and irregular surgical methods.

There has been considerable controversy over this procedure for a long time. However, there is no high-quality supporting evidence for and against it, and the current evidence is insufficient to deny the rationality of "gallbladder preservation" surgery. For the gallbladder preservation controversy, the existing evidence focuses on medical factors such as clinical treatment results and professional opinions, while a key non-medical factor-public/patient attitude-has been largely ignored. Therefore, we intend to understand the public/patient attitude towards gallbladder preservation surgery through questionnaires, and provide new evidence for the current controversy over gallbladder preservation surgery.

Medical subject headings
Cholecystolithiasis

What is being measured

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

  1. Public attitude towards gallbladder-preservation surgery

    Three types of attitudes: support, neutral, oppose

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Oct 2026
  2. Study start21 Jul 2026
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Apr 2027 (estimated)

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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
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
5,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07854379
Sponsor's protocol ID
QGBP2026
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
20 Sep 2026
Last updated
2 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cholecystolithiasis, run by Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 3 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Oct 2026. 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 China. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Chunfu Zhu, MD (13961190702, zcfmlm@njmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Public attitude towards gallbladder-preservation surgery (time frame: 1 year). 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 2 Oct 2026.

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