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Last refreshed on: 7 June 2021
Main ID:  NCT03350763
Date of registration: 18/11/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital
Public title: Biliary Drainage Preceding Possible Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Are Self-expandable Metallic Stents (SEMS) Superior to Plastic Stents?
Scientific title: Biliary Drainage Preceding Possible Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Are Self-expandable Metallic Stents (SEMS) Superior to Plastic Stents?
Date of first enrolment: November 18, 2017
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03350763
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Leena Kylänpää, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Helsinki University Central Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Resectable tumor of the head of the pancreas

- Elevated serum bilirubin levels

- Radiologically visible dilatation of the biliary system

Exclusion Criteria:

- Distant metastasis

- Inoperable tumor or other reason, why the patient is unfit for surgery



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pancreatic Cancer
Intervention(s)
Device: Tannenbaum 10 Fr biliary stent
Device: Self-expandable metallic biliary stent
Primary Outcome(s)
Stent failure rate, and need for re-procedure before pancreaticoduodenectomy. [Time Frame: Evaluation at the day of pancreatic surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Other complications related to preoperative biliary decompression, and post-surgical complications [Time Frame: Complication emerged within 120 days from pancreaticoduodenectomy]
Secondary ID(s)
HUS/2470/2017
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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