NCT06287931

Probiotics for Gallstones in Post-bariatric Surgery Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shandong Linglong Yingcheng Hospital · Network
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Obesity is an increasing epidemic worldwide and has a significant impact on human health and socioeconomics. Multiple studies have shown that bariatric surgery increases the risk of postoperative gallbladder stones. Contributing factors to gallstone formation include gallbladder motility and bile supersaturation due to rapid weight loss and cholesterol mobilization. At present, the prevention and treatment of gallbladder stones in obese patients after bariatric surgery are still controversial. In recent years, the study of ursodeoxycholic acid in preventing gallbladder stone formation after bariatric surgery has become a research hotspot. At the same time, other studies have shown that taking probiotics or digestive enzymes may improve gastrointestinal symptoms and improve quality of life after bariatric surgery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the ability of probiotics to prevent gallstone formation after bariatric surgery and to evaluate the impact of oral probiotics on quality of life in patients after bariatric surgery.

Conditions

• Bariatric Surgery Candidate
• Gallstone
• Gallstone Attack
• Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index
• Probiotics

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ursodoxycholic acid group	Ursodoxycholic acid, 250mg po tid x 6 months
DRUG	Bifidobacterium group	Bifidobacteria, 210 mg po tid x 6 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2024-03-01
• Last updated: 2024-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China