Status:

COMPLETED

Endoscopic Versus Percutaneous Drainage For Hilar Block in Gall Bladder Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Gallbladder Cancer

Obstructive Jaundice

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Cancer of the gallbladder (CaGB) is one of the most common causes of malignant obstructive jaundice. Jaundice is the second most common presentation and occurs in 30-60% of patients with CaGB. It is o...

Detailed Description

Hypothesis: Percutaneous biliary stenting is superior to endoscopic stenting in providing successful biliary drainage by 20% in patients with unresectable malignant hilar block due to carcinoma of gal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • CaGB with hilar block not suitable for curative resection with one or more of the following criteria:
  • Jaundice with serum bilirubin \>10 mg/dl,
  • Pruritus,
  • Cholangitis

Exclusion

  • Poor performance status: Karnofsky index \< 60,
  • Type 1 and 4 hilar block,
  • Uncontrolled ascites,
  • Duodenal obstruction,
  • Patients who opted for insertion of a metallic stent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

182 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00409864

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

December 1 2005

Last Update

May 26 2010

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences,

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, 110029