New pill aims to calm gallbladder pain without surgery
NCT ID NCT07595003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new tablet called 4-MUST to see if it reduces pain and discomfort in people with chronic gallbladder inflammation and bile duct issues. About 300 adults aged 18-70 will receive either the drug or a placebo for 29 days. The main goal is to measure pain relief using a simple pain scale.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females aged 18-70 years. 2. Diagnosed with chronic cholecystitis (K81.1) and/or dyskinesia of the cystic duct or gallbladder (K82.8) prior to enrollment; diagnosis supported by clinical history of exacerbations and remissions and/or imaging/laboratory findings. 3. Upper abdominal pain or discomfort attributable to gallbladder or biliary tract dysfunction (per investigator assessment), accompanied by ≥1 of the following: heartburn, belching, nausea, abdominal bloating, borborygmi (stomach rumbling), flatulence, constipation, or diarrhea. 4. Maximum severity of pain/discomfort in the upper abdomen over the past week is 40 mm or more on the VAS (Visual Analog Scale). 5. Severity of gastrointestinal symptoms according to the GSRS (Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale) questionnaire is at least 30 points. 6. The total bilirubin level does not exceed 2 times the upper limit of normal (no more than 42 μmol/L). 7. Women who are either sexually abstinent or using effective contraception methods (e.g. intrauterine devices, contraceptive patches, long-acting injectable contraceptives, or double barrier methods) for at least 8 weeks before and 3 weeks after the end of the study, with a confirmed negative pregnancy test, as well as women with documented infertility or non-childbearing status (e.g. hysterectomy, tubal ligation, infertility or menopause for more than 1 year) or men using barrier contraceptives throughout the study and for 3 weeks after its completion, or men unable to conceive (documented conditions: vasectomy, infertility). 8. Signed and dated informed consent from. Non-inclusion Criteria: 1. Gastric or duodenal ulcer, erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or other inflammatory/erosive gastrointestinal diseases in the acute stage, unless stable remission for ≥ 1 year since the last exacerbation. 2. Indication for surgical or endoscopic intervention due to exacerbation of chronic cholecystitis or complications of biliary tract dyskinesia. 3. Toxic megacolon. 4. Paralytic ileus. 5. Gilbert's syndrome. 6. Choledocholithiasis (or a high risk of its development, as determined by the investigator); 7. Impaired bile outflow due to adhesions in the abdominal cavity.Abdominal adhesion disease. 8. Irritable bowel syndrome, non-specific ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease. 9. Gastrointestinal malignancy (including history of) or suspected gastrointestinal malignancy (e.g., blood in stool, unexplained weight loss, fever, anemia). 10. Any other oncological diseases known at the time of screening, or suspicion thereof. 11. History of gastrointestinal surgery, including cholecystectomy or endoscopic sphincterotomy (appendectomy excluded). 12. Use of prohibited therapy medications within 3 days prior to randomization. 13. History of mental illnesses. 14. Chronic heart failure IIb-III stages and/or III-IV functional classes according to NYHA, angina pectoris III-IV functional classes. 15. Chronic kidney disease stage IIIa-V (according to NKF/KDOQI, 2006). 16. History of or current hepatic impairment; or liver test abnormalities: AST, ALT, ALP, or GGT \>3 above the upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin \>2 ULN or clinical jaundice. 17. HIV, syphilis, viral hepatitis B or C, including in history. 18. Lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, and glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome. 19. Liver cirrhosis. 20. Hypersensitivity to the active ingridient or any of the excipients of the drug 4-MUST. 21. Severe, decompensated, or unstable somatic conditions that are life-threatening, worsen prognosis, or preclude safe study participation. 22. Diabetes mellitus in a state of subcompensation and decompensation. 23. Systemic connective tissue diseases. 24. Autoimmune diseases. 25. Indication for hemodialysis procedures. 26. Epilepsy or seizures of unclear etiology, including in history. 27. Alcoholism, substance abuse or drug addiction, including in history. 28. Uncorrected electrolyte disturbances. 29. QTcF interval on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) ≥430 ms in men and ≥450 ms in women. 30. Episodes of constipation during the last 3 months that required the prescription of drug therapy. 31. History of surgery within 6 month prior to screening. 32. Women during pregnancy or lactation; women planning to become pregnant within the next 6 months. 33. Patients who require prohibited concomitant therapy within this study framework. 34. Participation in another clinical trial within the last 3 months prior to the screening visit date. 35. Unwillingness or inability to comply with study procedures and protocol requirements.. 36. Other conditions that, in the investigator's judgement, may preclude the patient's participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Incorrect enrollment of a patient in the study (failure to meet inclusion/exclusion criteria at the time of randomization). 2. Lack of Efficacy. Study treatment will be discontinued if no clinical improvement is observed by Visit 3 (Day 15 ± 1), defined as persistence or worsening of upper abdominal pain/discomfort (assessed by Visual Analog Scale \[VAS\]) compared to baseline. Upon discontinuation, alternative therapy will be initiated at the investigator's discretion. 3. Patient non-compliance (a compliant patient is defined as one who has taken at least 202 and no more than 303 tablets). 4. Requirement for prohibited concomitant therapy. 5. Use of Duspatalin® (INN: mebeverine) for more than 3 consecutive days or for more than 5 days in total throughout the study. 6. If the investigator judges that comtinued participation in the study would harm the patient. 7. Pregnancy or the need for breastfeeding. 8. Major protocol deviation by the subject with respect to procedures outlined in the Informed Consent Form (ICF). 9. Withdrawal of informed consent by the subject (decision to discontinue study participation). 10. Lost to follow-up: Inability to contact the subject after ≥3 documented attempts via mobile phone, landline (if applicable), and designated emergency contact. 11. Emergence during the study of any diseases or conditions that worsen the patient's prognosis, making it impossible for the patient to continue participating in this clinical trial. 12. Any other reasons, including administrative issues, that in the investigator's judgement may interfere with subject's ability to comlete the study.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Academician E.A. Wagner Perm State Medical University" of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
RECRUITINGPerm, 614990, Russia
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Limited Liability Company "Clinic Zvezdnaya"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 196158, Russia
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Limited Liability Company "ErSi Medical"
RECRUITINGNovosibirsk, Russia
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Limited Liability Company "Research Center Eco-Safety"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 196143, Russia
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Limited Liability Company "Research Center Eco-Safety"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 196143, Russia
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St. Petersburg State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "City Polyclinic No. 117"
RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 194358, Russia
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State Budgetary Institution of Healthcare of Moscow "City Polyclinic No. 2 of the Moscow Department of Healthcare"
RECRUITINGMoscow, 117556, Russia
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State Healthcare Institution "Saratov City Clinical Hospital No. 5"
RECRUITINGSaratov, 410071, Russia
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The State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region "Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after M.F. Vladimirsky"
RECRUITINGMoscow, Russia
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Unimed-C Jsc
RECRUITINGMoscow, 119571, Russia
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