Phase 4 Completed N=23 Diagnostic

Changes in Bile Acid Homeostasis and Stool Habits After Cholecystectomy

bile acid malabsorption · cholelithiasis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03168555 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

May 2022

Primary outcomePrimary: Change in Stimulated Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF19) From Baseline Before Versus Post Cholecystectomy — 81; 186 pg per mL — p=0.03

◆ Published Evidence

No publication linked

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Summary

Investigate serial plasma samples of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) after oral stimulation with chenodeoxycholic acid in the same subjects before and after elective cholecystectomy

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in Stimulated Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF19) From Baseline Before Versus Post Cholecystectomy	81; 186	0.03 sig
SECONDARY Change in Chenodeoxycholic Acid (CDCA) Absorption to Plasma From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	1554; 1847	—
SECONDARY Change in Fasting 7-alpha-hydroxy-cholestenone (C4) From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	6.0; 7.5	0.63
SECONDARY Change in Lipid Status From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	1.4; 1.5	0.32
SECONDARY Change in Stool Frequency From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	1.6; 1.6	0.73
SECONDARY Change in Stool Pattern Correlated to FGF19	-0.21	0.41
SECONDARY Change in Patient Reported Diarrhea Symptoms Correlated With Change in C4 From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	-.23; -0.52	0.35
SECONDARY Change in C4 Total Area Under the Curve From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	774; 1040	0.36
SECONDARY Change in Fasting FGF19 From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	102; 92	0.29
SECONDARY Change in Patient Reported Diarrhea Symptoms Correlated With Change in FGF19 From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	0.08; -0.07	0.73
SECONDARY Change in Stool Consistency (Bristol Stool Type) From Baseline Before Versus After Cholecystectomy	4.2; 4.0	0.80

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

planned elective cholecystectomy

Exclusion Criteria

small bowel resection
right sided hemicolectomy
known chronic diarrheal disease (celiac disease, lactose malabsorption, Inflammatory bowel diseases, incl microscopic colitis)
pregnancy
wish for pregnancy within next three months
allergy to eggs
allergy to constituents in Xenbilox (capsules with chenodeoxycholic acid)
acute cholecystitis within two months
chronic cholecystitis
cirrhosis of the liver
suspected obstructive choledocholithiasis
icterus

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