Self-expandable Metal Stents Versus Multiple Plastic Stents for Palliation of Biliary Obstruction

NCT03821025 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2019-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A randomised clinical trial to compare the clinical efficacy of multiple plastic stents to fully covered self expanding metal stents in the palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction in patients with irresectable tumours.

Conditions

  • Bile Duct Obstruction, Extrahepatic
  • Cancer of the Pancreas
  • Cancer of the Bile Duct
  • Biliary Stricture

Interventions

DEVICE

Biliary stent

Palliation of malignant biliary obstruction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Cape Town

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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