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Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Versus Electrocautery Dilator for EUS-guided Biliary Drainage (MED-BD)

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllNational Taiwan University Hospital
NCT06620328 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The purpose of this study is to investigate the likelihood of post-dilation bleeding using mechanical or electrocautery dilation. We hypothesized that the risk of bleeding is lower in the mechanical group.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Failed ERCP * The papilla is inaccessible owing to a surgically altered anatomy or gastric outlet obstruction * Contraindications for PTCD such as ascites and possibility of self-tube removal Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years old * Cancer infiltration of the gastric/duodenal wall within the planned puncture route * Patients with uncorrectable coagulopathy * Patients with unmanageable ascites * Patients with serious comorbidities that prohibited endoscopic management * Patients with pregnancy * Patients who cannot or refuse to provide informed consent
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What it tests

  • endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage
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Where

1 site
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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