Does Pancreatic Stent Decrease the Risk of Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Difficult Cannulation?

Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04408482
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the risk of PEP after pancreatic sphincterotomy performed for difficult cannulation in a group of patients with and in a group of patients without placement of a prophylactic pancreatic stent. The definition of difficult cannulation is defined according to the literature.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: Biliary cannulation
N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
268 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Does Pancreatic Stent Decrease the Risk of Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Difficult Cannulation?
Actual Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2020
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Pancreatic sphincterotomy

Pancreatic sphincterotomy performed in difficult cannulation

Device: Biliary cannulation
Cannulation of biliary duct by sphincterotome

Active Comparator: Pancreatic sphincterotomy + pancreatic stent

Pancreatic sphincterotomy performed in difficult cannulation + pancreatic stent placement

Device: Biliary cannulation
Cannulation of biliary duct by sphincterotome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Post-ERCP pancreatitis rate [30 days]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Consecutive patients with naïve papilla presenting to ERCP with indication of common bile duct (CBD) cannulation will be considered to the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Exclusion criteria are age below 18 years, acute pancreatitis and no consent to the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Helsinki Univeristy Hospital Helsinki Finland

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Andrea Tenca, Principal investigator, Helsinki University Central Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04408482
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 3509/2019
First Posted:
May 29, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Mar 25, 2022
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Yes
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Yes
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 25, 2022