Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Single-operator Digital Cholangioscopy for the Diagnosis of Malignant and Benign Biliary Strictures
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Biliary Stricture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Differentiation between malignant and benign biliary strictures can be challenging. Accurate differentiation of malignant biliary strictures from benign ones is crucial to guide management decisions. ...
Detailed Description
Differentiation between malignant and benign biliary strictures can be challenging. Accurate differentiation of malignant biliary strictures from benign ones is crucial to guide management decisions. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Patients presenting with obstructive jaundice with clinical suspicion for a biliary stricture based on imaging findings or during ERCP
- Written informed consent available
Exclusion
- Contraindications for endoscopy due to comorbidities
- Unable to provide written informed consent
- Patients with clinical evidence of ongoing cholangitis precluding a safe cholangioscopy procedure
- Pregnant patients
- Moribund patients from terminal illnesses
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03307382
Start Date
December 15 2015
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
February 24 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong