Actively Recruiting
Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Versus Electrocautery Dilator for EUS-guided Biliary Drainage (MED-BD)
Led by National Taiwan University Hospital · Updated on 2026-01-13
64
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
78 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
National Taiwan University Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Versus Electrocautery Dilator for EUS-guided Biliary Drainage (MED-BD)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Failed ERCP
- Papilla is inaccessible due to surgically altered anatomy or gastric outlet obstruction
- Contraindications for PTCD such as ascites and risk of self-tube removal
- Age 18 years or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients younger than 18 years old
- Cancer infiltration of the gastric or duodenal wall along planned puncture route
- Uncorrectable coagulopathy
- Unmanageable ascites
- Serious comorbidities preventing endoscopic management
- Pregnancy
- Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yu-Ting Kuo
CONTACT
H
Hung-Yao Lin
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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