Clinical trials: Gallstone Disease
Cholelithiasis
Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Gallstones
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of using the Medstone lithotripter to treat single non-calcified gallstones from 4 to 20 mm in diameter.
- Trial name
- NCT00042549
- Testing
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, ursodiol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medstone International
Gallstones
Feasibility of Transvaginal Cholecystectomy
Today there are three different ways to remove a gallbladder with gallstones. Surgeons can remove the gallbladder through small incisions in the abdomen. This is called laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is the current standard.
- Trial name
- TVC (NCT01232959)
- Testing
- Transvaginal Cholecystectomy
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Gallstone Disease, Ultrasonic Diagnosis
Transabdominal and Laparoscopic Ultrasound in a Bariatric Setting
Every year, many patients undergo weight-loss (bariatric) surgery. While this surgery leads to significant and intended weight loss, it also increases the risk of developing gallstones or other gallbladder problems.
- Conditions
- Gallstone Disease, Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Bariatric Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07453186
- Testing
- Diagnostic procedures
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Cholelithiasis, Metabolic Syndrome
Effect of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
Prospective cohort study. POPULATION: patients with gallstone disease qualified for laparoscopic cholecystectomy INTERVENTION: patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones COMPARISON: gallstone disease without surgery in an…
- Trial name
- NCT05557669
- Testing
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brothers Hospitallers Hospital in Cracow
Gallstone Disease, Bariatric Surgery
ABCG8, UGT1A1 and Gallstone Disease After Bariatric Surgery
The goal of this observational genetic case-control study is to learn whether two specific genetic variants in ABCG8 and UGT1A1 are associated with gallstone disease after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Gallstone Disease, Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic Surgery, Cholecystectomy
- Trial name
- NCT07702630
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Cholecystolithiasis, Surgery
The Effect of Transvaginal vs. Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on the Postoperative Course
Uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy will in most patients result in moderate to severe pain until the first postoperative day. This will subside during the second and third postoperative day [1].
- Conditions
- Cholecystolithiasis, Surgery, Pain
- Trial name
- TRAVAKOL (NCT01552421)
- Testing
- TV NOTES cholecystectomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Cholelithiasis, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program in Polish Reality - Awareness, Implementation and Opinion on Usefulness
The study is designed to assess the awareness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program among polish surgeons, as well as the degree of implementation of this Program during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in Poland.
- Trial name
- NCT03155321
- Testing
- It's an observational study - no intervention is planned
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Cholelithiasis Associated With Common Bile Duct Stones
Timing of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography for Acute Biliary Pancreatitis
Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy following after endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for acute biliary pancreatitis is a controversial issue.
- Trial name
- NCT01687959
- Testing
- tissue sampling from peritoneum of the gallbladder
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Cholelithiasis
Epidemiology of Gallbladder Sludge and Stones in Pregnancy
The specific objective of this project is to study the impact exercise has on gallstone formation during pregnancy when women are at increased risk due to biochemical and physiological alterations.
- Trial name
- NCT00131131
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Gallstone
The Discovery of the Double Sphincter in Gallbladder
We found a new Double sphincter which located in the neck of gallbladder，we supposed it may be related to control pressure of bile duct.Its formation is related to genetic factors.
- Trial name
- NCT01998451
- Testing
- Tauroursodeoxycholic acid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Cholecystolithiasis, Cholecystectomy
Does Cholecystectomy Increase the Esophageal Alkaline Reflux? Evaluation by Impedance-pH Technique
Publications with different conclusions are available with regard to the correlations between the cholecystolithiasis, cholecystectomy and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Conditions
- Cholecystolithiasis, Cholecystectomy, Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Trial name
- NCT01047085
- Testing
- impedance pH measurement
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Gallstones, Pain
Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Analgesic Strategies for Pain Control After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC)
The investigators collected 200 patients underwent safe uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy, then different strategies of pain control are used.
- Trial name
- Randomized (NCT07897435)
- Testing
- Low pneumoperitoneum, Local anaesthetic instillation to gallbladder bed
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cerebral Hypoperfusion, Cerebral Occlusion
Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Oxygenation With Transcranial Doppler and NIRS in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Cases
The goal of this clinical trial is to test intracranial blood flow and cerebral oxygenisation changes in patients who have pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Hypoperfusion, Cerebral Occlusion, Cholecystitis; Gallstone, Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis
- Trial name
- NIRS L/C (NCT06036498)
- Testing
- Near Infrared Spectrophotometry Device, Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Common Bile Duct Closure
Comparative Study of Three Common Bile Duct Closure Techniques
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of three different methods of CBD repair after common bile duct exploration and provides more evidence for selecting the optimal duct closure after choledocholithotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04264299
- Testing
- T tube drainage, Primary closure, Antegrade stenting
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Valley University
Cholelithiasis
The Effect of Low Dose Ketamine on Narcotic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
This double-blinded randomized control trial aims to analyze the effect of low dose Ketamine on narcotic consumption, in patients undergoing Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT05444777
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Gallstone
Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy of a Specific Clinical Ultrasound Practical Teaching
This research proposal is a pilot double-blind randomized control trial evaluating the impact on diagnostic accuracy of a Clinical UltraSound (CUS) teaching for gallbladder assessment using exclusively healthy volunteers for…
- Trial name
- RCTpCUS (NCT04879459)
- Testing
- Practical sessions to learn CUS exclusively on volunteers presenting a healthy gallbladder
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Appendicitis, Evidence of Cholecystectomy
Point of Care 3D Ultrasound for Various Applications: A Pilot Study
Summary 1. Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound in obtaining abdominal and/or pelvic images.
- Conditions
- Appendicitis, Evidence of Cholecystectomy, Gallstones, Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Trial name
- NCT02831556
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Mirizzi Syndrome, Cholelithiasis
Treatment of Mirizzi Syndrome
Mirizzi syndrome is an infrequent complication of long-standing cholelithiasis. Extrinsic compression of the common hepatic duct is usually caused by an impacted stone in Hartmann's pouch or cystic duct resulting in the…
- Conditions
- Mirizzi Syndrome, Cholelithiasis, Acute Cholecystitis
- Trial name
- NCT04672902
- Testing
- Single-operator cholangioscopy guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tecnologico de Monterrey
Cholecystolithiasis
Dual-Loop Target Controlled Infusion in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (DLTCI)
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy applied to Artificial pneumoperitoneum and the extent of Surgical stimulation cause the wave of hemodynamics increase vigorously, which make it difficult to judge the depth of anesthesia according to…
- Trial name
- DLTCI (NCT02116985)
- Testing
- Dual-loop TCI, manual
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command
Gall Stones
Intraperitoneal Techniques of Local Anaesthesia During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) results in morbidity and is a barrier to same day discharge. In several trials local anaesthetic (LA) washed over the liver and gall bladder decreases pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01090882
- Testing
- Bupivocaine, 0.9% normal saline solution
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust