A Strategy for Gallstone Expulsion Through Dietary Therapy
A New Strategy for Gallstone Expulsion Through Dietary Therapy: A Prospective, Single-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
100 participants
Dec 24, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Gallbladder sludge-like stones with a maximum stone diameter of less than 2 mm
Exclusion Criteria22
- 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
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Interventions
Days 1-3: Oral Administration of functional fatty acids Days 4-6: Oral Administration of functional fatty acids
Days 1-3: Placebo Days 4-6: Oral Administration of functional fatty acids
Locations(1)
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NCT06699030