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Status unknownNCT03383796Updated Oct 8, 2020

Comparing Three Dimension Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Perihiliar Cholangiocarcinoma

An interventional study of Three dimensional laparoscopic resection for pCCA and Open resection for pCCA in Cholangiocarcinoma, Perihilar and Surgery, sponsored by Tongji Hospital. Status unknown at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-08.

Sponsored by Tongji Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 29 studies in Klatskin Tumor with a site in China — 9 open to participants now, 11 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Klatskin Tumor · China.

Planned enrollment
17th of 22
30 · median 61
Started
2018
with 2 others
No phase
10 of 29
3 open now
Registered
9th of 29
by date

Among the 29 studies in Klatskin Tumor with a site in China, this one is the 17th largest by planned enrollment of the 22 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2018, is one of 10 with no phase, and was the 9th registered.

Klatskin Tumor

82 studies on the registry are indexed under Klatskin Tumor; 27 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

9 of the 29 studies in Klatskin Tumor with a site in China are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 19 Klatskin Tumor studies recruiting now, 11 (58%) set no upper age limit and 5 (26%) stop at 75 or younger; none take children under 18; 1 takes healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 75 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the most common biliary tract malignancy and the second most common primary hepatic malignancy. The prognosis of CCA is dismal. Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment, but the majority of patients present with advanced stage disease, and recurrence after resection is common. It is classified into intrahepatic (iCCA), perihilar (pCCA), and distal (dCCA) subtypes. Among all, pCCA is the most common subtype.

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter trial with two treatment arms, three dimension laparoscopic approach versus open approach. The trial hypothesis is that three dimension laparoscopic surgery has advantages in postoperative recoveries and be equivalent in operation time, oncological results and long-term follow-up compared with open counterpart. The duration of the entire trial is two years including prearrangement, follow-up and analyses.

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Conditions studied

  • Cholangiocarcinoma, Perihilar
  • Surgery

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Keywords

  • Cholangiocarcinoma perihilar
  • three dimension laparoscopic
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. proven pCCA.
  2. Highly presumed perihlar bile duct with difficulties to obtain histological evidence.
  3. Preoperative staging work up performed by upper abdomen enhanced CT scan.
  4. The subject understands the nature of this trial and willing to comply.
  5. Ability to provide written .
  6. Patients treated with curative intent in accordance to international guidelines

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Distant : peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastases, distant lymph node metastases, involvement of other organs.
  2. Subjects undergoing any part for hepatectomy.
  3. Patients with high operative risk as defined by the (ASA) score >4.
  4. Synchronous in other organs.
  5. Palliative surgery
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Informed consent

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Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    3D approach

    Three dimensional laparoscopic resection for pCCA

    Procedure: Three dimensional laparoscopic resection for pCCA

  • Experimental
    open approach

    Open resection for pCCA

    Procedure: Open resection for pCCA

Interventions

  • ProcedureThree dimensional laparoscopic resection for pCCA

    Three dimensional laparoscopic resection for pCCA

  • ProcedureOpen resection for pCCA

    Open resection for pCCA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Mortality was defined as any death that occurred in the 30 days after surgery or during the hospital stay.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Length of Stay

    Length of stay was defined as the postoperative time interval in days.

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. R0 Resection Rate

    Negative margin rate.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Bile leakage

    The drain bilirubin was monitored after surgery, any elevation for the bilirubin level or the diagnostic puncture proved bile fluid in abdominal cavity.

    Time frame: 24 months

  5. TNM Staging

    According to AJCC guideline, each patients TNM staging were recorded.

    Time frame: 24 months

  6. Complication rate

    Complication Rate Measure Description Any complication mentioned in the protocol should be carefully record and analyzed, including postoperative hemorrhage, postoperative pancreatic fistula, etc.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei 430000, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Mar 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Mar 2021, 36 months after the start.

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Registered
Dec 19, 2017
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
StartActual
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completionEst.
Mar 1, 2021
CompletionEst.
Mar 1, 2022
Last update
Oct 8, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03383796
Lead sponsor
Tongji Hospital
Responsible party
Renyi Qin (Clinical professor, Tongji Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
Start date
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 1, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 8, 2020

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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