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Pancreas Resection With and Without Drains

NCT01441492 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 399

Last updated 2020-08-31

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Summary

This randomized prospective trial is designed to test the hypothesis that pancreatectomy without routine intraperitoneal drainage does not increase the severity or frequency of complications within 60 days of surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

No Drains

A closed-suction drain will not be placed near the transection margin at the time of surgery in the experimental group.

PROCEDURE

Drains

A drain will be placed near the pancreatic transection margin at the time of surgery (standard of care).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William E Fisher, MD · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2017-07-25

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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