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CompletedNCT03812250Updated Feb 21, 2023

EUS-guided Biliary Drainage vs. ERCP Assisted Transpapillary Drainage for Malignant Biliary Obstruction

An interventional study of ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction and EUS-guide biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction in Malignant Biliary Obstruction, sponsored by First People's Hospital of Hangzhou. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-21.

Sponsored by First People's Hospital of Hangzhou · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
88
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Purpose of the study: To compare efficacy, stent patency, re-intervention rate, cost, quality of life, survival time, and adverse events between EUS-guide biliary drainage (EUS-BD) and ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction.

Subjects of the study: Patients who have malignant biliary obstruction.

Methods of the study:

  • Prospective randomized controlled study
  • Patients were randomly divided into two groups, EUS-BD group or ERCP group
  • Patients will get assigned procedure (EUS-BD or ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage)for decompression of malignant biliary obstruction
  • After the procedure, regular follow up, blood test, and imaging test will be done to check sufficient biliary decompression, stent patency, re-intervention rate, cost, quality of life, survival time, and adverse events rate.

Statistical methods: SPSS 23.0 statistical software was used. The measurement data was expressed as x± s, and t-test or non-parametric test was used. Chi-square test was used for count data.

Read the detailed description

ERCP is a well-established procedure for the management of malignant biliary obstruction. However, even in expert hands, ERCP fails in 3%-5% of cases, especially in patients with surgically altered anatomy or difficult biliary cannulation. In these cases, more invasive options are usually considered, which including percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary drainage and surgical intervention, but they all have been associated with a higher risk of complications and prolonged hospital stay. EUS-guide biliary drainage using a metal stent, particularly a lumen-apposing metal stent, is a promising technique for biliary decompression in patients with failed ERCP. There has been growing global experience with EUS-BD in recent years, and data from expert centers support the feasibility and efficacy of EUS-BD. However, few researches compared the efficacy and complication rates between EUS-BD and ERCP for malignant biliary obstruction. The investigators herein aim to conduct a randomized controlled clinical trial to compare the efficacy and complication rates between EUS-BD and ERCP for malignant biliary obstruction.

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Conditions studied

  • Malignant Biliary Obstruction
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In context

Lead sponsor

First People's Hospital of Hangzhou is the lead sponsor of 70 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • age: 18 - 85 years
  • a patients who had malignant biliary obstruction confirmed by imaging examinations and Pathological examination
  • Hyperbilirubinemia (total bilirubin >= 1.5 mg/dl)
  • inoperable state
  • patients who agree to join this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • a patients who cannot endure sedation or therapeutic endoscopic procedure
  • a patients with bleeding tendency (PT > 1.5 INR, PLT \< 50,000)
  • patients underwent biliary drainage by surgery, ERCP or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
88 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage

    ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

    Procedure: ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

  • Active comparator
    EUS-guide biliary drainage

    EUS-guide biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

    Procedure: EUS-guide biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

Interventions

  • ProcedureERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

    ERCP assisted trans-papillary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

  • ProcedureEUS-guide biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

    EUS-guide biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical success rates

    The number of patients with total bilirubin drop more than 50 % compared with baseline after successful endoscopic procedures.

    Time frame: one month after the procedures.

  2. Adverse events rates

    The number of patients who developed adverse events, included biliary leakage, hemorrhage, perforation, cholangitis as defined and graded according to the consensus guideline.

    Time frame: within 6-9 months after the procedures

Secondary outcomes

  1. Re-intervention rates

    Number of re-interventions (ERCP or PTCD) that are necessary after successful endoscopic treatment (for example due to stent migration or stent occlusion)

    Time frame: within 6-9 months from the procedures

  2. Evaluation of the cost of the procedure and hospitalization.

    Evaluation of the cost for different procedures.

    Time frame: Up to 30 days after the intervention.

  3. overall survival

    death in the follow up after endoscopic treatment

    Time frame: within 6-9 months from the procedures

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hangzhou First People's Hospital
    Hangzhou, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Park JK, Woo YS, Noh DH, Yang JI, Bae SY, Yun HS, Lee JK, Lee KT, Lee KH. Efficacy of EUS-guided and ERCP-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction: prospective randomized controlled study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Aug;88(2):277-282. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.03.015. Epub 2018 Mar 30. PubMed 29605722 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 21, 2023, 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
NCT03812250
Lead sponsor
First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
Responsible party
Jianfeng Yang (Hangzhou First People's Hospital, First People's Hospital of Hangzhou) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 23, 2019
Start date
Jan 1, 2019
Primary completion
Feb 10, 2023
Completion
Feb 15, 2023
Last update
Feb 21, 2023

Study contacts

Xiaofeng Zhang, M.D.
principal investigator · First People's Hospital of Hangzhou

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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