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Prospective Trial Evaluating the Effect of Closed Suction Drainage Versus Straight Drainage After Distal Pancreatectomy

NCT02343302 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2021-12-21

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Summary

A very common complication following distal pancreatectomy is leakage from the pancreas, or what is called a pancreatic fistula. We hypothesize that operative drains which create suction may contribute to the development of leakage from the pancreas. This study evaluates the effect of using non-suctioning drains to prevent the development of this complication.

Conditions

  • Pancreatic Fistula

Interventions

DEVICE

Jackson-Pratt Drain

A closed suctioning drain will be placed at the time of surgery. Patients in both arm A and arm B will receive this intervention. The patients that receive this treatment will be the ones whose envelope, selected on the basis of the texture of the gland, contains a card labelled "suction drain"

DEVICE

Non-suctioning drainage

A closed non-suctioning drain will be placed at the time of surgery. Patients in both arm A and arm B will receive this intervention. The patients that receive this treatment will be the ones whose envelope, selected on the basis of the texture of the gland, contains a card labelled "gravity drain"

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher L Wolfgang, MD PHD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2021-02-15
Completion
2021-02-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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