Can a simple score spot hidden gallbladder cancer?
NCT ID NCT06531408
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are studying whether they can predict which patients having routine gallbladder removal for gallstones or related problems might have unsuspected gallbladder cancer. They plan to collect data from up to 30,000 adults and use risk factors to build a scoring system. The goal is to see if the score can identify high-risk gallbladders that need lab testing, while possibly skipping testing for low-risk ones.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the scoring system works, surgeons could flag high-risk gallbladders for lab testing and spare low-risk patients unnecessary analysis.
- What could go wrong
- The study is observational and relies on data collection across many hospitals, so the score may not predict cancer accurately enough to change practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases (most often gallstone disease), who do not have a risk of gallbladder cancer which is significantly higher than the typical patient.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: All adult patients (\>=18 years of age) undergoing cholecystectomy (including subtotal and remnant cholecystectomy) for benign indications: * Symptomatic Gallstone Disease (includes Gallstone Pancreatitis) * Biliary Dyskinesia Exclusion Criteria: Participants may not enter the study if ANY of the following apply: * Imaging suspicious for/confirming type III/IV Mirizzi syndrome. * History of gallbladder or biliary tree malignancies * Any pre-operative clinical suspicion of Gallbladder or biliary tree malignancy, (even if subsequently dismissed or disproven) * Presence of Gallbladder polyps ≥5mm * Biliary tree abnormalities, including Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Choledochal Cysts * Patients undergoing cholecystectomy as a part of, or incidental to, another procedure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
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