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Efficacy and Cost Analysis of Plastic Stent Compare to Metallic Stent in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

NCT00721175 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2011-12-23

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the adequacy of unilateral endoscopic biliary drainage using metallic stent with plastic stent in unresectable, complex, hilar, cholangiocarcinoma and cost analysis.

Conditions

  • Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Interventions

DEVICE

biliary stent (self expandable metallic stent)

metallic stent was inserted into right or left hepatic duct which was planed before intervention using CT scan or MRCP

DEVICE

PS

plastic stent was inserted into right or left hepatic duct which was planed before intervention using CT scan or MRCP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Khon Kaen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • apichat sangchan, MD · Department of Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. KhonKaen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Thailand

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