ARCHIMEDES: The Archimedes Biodegradable Biliary and Pancreatic Stents
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This is a prospective, phase II, single-centre, non-randomised, single-arm study, enrolling patients with benign and malignant bilio-pancreatic diseases with an indication to biliary or pancreatic plastic stent positioning during ERCP.
On procedure day, the study team will confirm that the patient meets all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria.
The patient will undergo the ABS insertion and monitored and follow-up accordingly to biodegration variant.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Biodegradation time [24 Months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients with an indication to position one ore more biliary plastic stents during ERCP
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Patients with an indication to position a pancreatic plastic stent during ERCP
Exclusion Criteria:
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Age < 18 y
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Life expectancy < 1 m,
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Inability to pass a guidewire through stricture
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Contra-indication for endoscopy or interventional radiology
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Presence of partial gastric resection
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Unsigned informing consent form, ICF
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Pregnancy
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Pseudo Klatskin tumors (metastases in the liver hilum) and gallbladder carcinoma
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital | Rozzano | Milano | Italy | 20089 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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