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NCT Number: NCT02326948

Alcohol Consumption and Gallbladder Cancer

This case-control study matched by age and sex was performed to evaluate the region specific risk factors for gallbladder cancer in Jeju island, Korea.

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Key information

Conditions

Gallbladder Cancer Alcohol Drinking Behavior Biliary Tract Diseases Biliary Tract Neoplasms Cholecystolithiasis Cholelithiasis Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Drinking Behavior Gallbladder Diseases Gallbladder Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cheju Halla General Hopsital

Jeju City, Jeju Special Governing Province, 670-744, South Korea

About this study

In order to estimate region-specific risk factors for gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Jeju island, Korea the investigators performed a case-control study. Among 124 GBC patients and 7088 health controls, the investigators randomly selected 78 cases and 78 age-sex matched controls (1:1 matching) and compared their demographic features, combined diseases, and personal histories about known risk factors until now.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Case group : newly diagnosed gallbladder cancer patients in Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine in Cheju Halla General Hospitalduring 2008-2013
  • Control group : 1:1 age-sex matched controls underwent health care screening program in Department of Health Promotion Center in Cheju Halla General Hospital for 2008-2012.

Exclusion criteria

  • Case group Ambiguous diagnosis primary tumor involving common bile duct follow up loss without pathologic confirmation Incomplete clinical records Couldn't be assessed the results of operation or radiologic imaging.
  • Control group Cases unavailable for gallbladder imaging (abdominal ultrasonography ,computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging) Cases underwent previous cholecystectomy before enrollment.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with alcohol consumption

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

Other outcomes

  1. Number of participants with biliary stone diseases

    Time frame: Up to 3 year

  2. Number of participants with polypoid lesions of gallbladder

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cheju Halla General Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Alcohol Consumption and Gallbladder Cancer: Case-control Study in Jeju Island, Korea.

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Dec 30, 2014
Registry last updated
Dec 30, 2014

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