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Active, not recruitingNCT06232538Updated Feb 1, 2024

UCAD for Diagnosing Benign or Malignant Gallbladder Diseases and Follow-up

An observational study in Gallbladder Cancer, sponsored by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-01.

Sponsored by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2026, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 62 studies in Gallbladder Neoplasms with a site in China — 25 open to participants now, 28 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Gallbladder Neoplasms · China.

Enrollment
12th of 12
1 · median 330
Started
2024
with 9 others
Observational
12 of 62
4 open now
Primary completion
2026-01
later than 6 of 27 live
Registered
41st of 62
by date
Lead sponsor
4 of 62
Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Among the 62 studies in Gallbladder Neoplasms with a site in China, this one is the 12th largest by enrollment of the 12 observational ones, is one of 10 that started in 2024, is one of 12 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 6 of the 27 other live ones, and was the 41st registered.

By phase

62 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 229 · 14 open
Observationalthis study12 · 4 open
Phase 39 · 3 open
No phase5 · 1 open
Phase 13 · 2 open
Phase 1/22 · 1 open
Phase 2/32 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2008; this study’s year is marked. 10 started in 2024.

Size and results

Median enrollment 91 across the 50 interventional studies, 330 across the 12 observational. Of the 15 that completed or were terminated, 6 (40%) have results posted.

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Study summary

Copy number variation(CNV) refers to ongoing chromosome segregation errors throughout consecutive cell divisions. CNV is a hallmark of human cancer, and it is associated with poor prognosis, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. Analyzing CNV of the DNA extracted from bile samples in gallbladder seems a promising method for diagnosing, monitoring, and predicting the prognosis of patients with gallbladder cancer. CNV can be assessed using experimental techniques such as bulk DNA sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), or conventional karyotyping. However, these techniques are either time-consuming or non-specific. The investigators here intend to study whether a new method named Ultrasensitive Chromosomal Aneuploidy Detection (UCAD), which is based on low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, can be used to analyze CNV thus helping diagnose gallbladder cancer and assessing follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Gallbladder Cancer

Keywords

  • diagnosis
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients diagnosed with malignant biliary obstruction or participants in control group from February 2022 till the end of this study in 11 hospitals including Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital, Ruijin Hospital, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients diagnosed with gallbladder disease and planned to undergo surgery.
  • Male or female patients aged >= 18 years.
  • Participants signed form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants had other tumor expect gallbladder cancer
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Informed consent

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1 participant (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • gallbladder cancer

    Diagnostic Test: The level of CNV

  • benign gallbladder diseases

    Diagnostic Test: The level of CNV

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testThe level of CNV

    The extracted DNA from bile will be analyzed by UCAD to determine the level of CNV. And the patient will be followed more than 1 year.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. UCAD can be used as a diagnostic technology for gallbladder cancer with the sensitivity more than 90%

    Ultrasensitive chromosomal aneuploidy detection (UCAD) uses low-coverage whole-genome sequencing technology to detect DNA chromosomal instability in samples. By detecting DNA extracted from patients' bile and blood, bioinformatics can be used to analyze the differences in CNV between benign and malignant gallbladder diseases, and a prediction model for gallbladder cancer.

    Time frame: 2025

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hieronymus H, Murali R, Tin A, Yadav K, Abida W, Moller H, Berney D, Scher H, Carver B, Scardino P, Schultz N, Taylor B, Vickers A, Cuzick J, Sawyers CL. Tumor copy number alteration burden is a pan-cancer prognostic factor associated with recurrence and death. Elife. 2018 Sep 4;7:e37294. doi: 10.7554/eLife.37294. PubMed 30178746 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Jan 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2026, 24 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 22, 2024
First posted
Jan 30, 2024
StartActual
Jan 1, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Jan 2026
CompletionEst.
Aug 2026
Last update
Feb 1, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 1, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06232538
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 30, 2024
Start date
Jan 1, 2024
Primary completion
Jan 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 1, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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