PseudocystNCT04698668
Evaluation of the Outcomes and Performances of the Application of Augmented Reality in Operative Digestive Endoscopy
An observational study of Pseudocyst and Walled Off Cavity, run by Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
Virtual reality obtained by the fusion of images can be applied to several fields of medicine leading to the so called "augmented reality". Since 2017 investigators have been using a new digital angiographic system (Discovery IGS 40, General Electrics), where fluoroscopy can be fused with pre-procedural CT o MRI. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pseudocyst, Walled Off Cavity
- What is being tested?
- fusion imaging
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- How many people
- 35 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 12 Feb 2020to 12 Jun 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: patient affected by moderate-severe pancreatits whio develops a PFC (WON or pseudocysts) that requires an endoscopic drainage
Who may be able to join
- patients with post-pancreatitis PCF endoscopically drained
Who cannot join
- refuse to sign the informed consent
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Fusion Radiology in Interventional Endoscopy (FRIEnd) Approach for Pancreatic Fluid Collections
Virtual reality obtained by the fusion of images can be applied to several fields of medicine leading to the so called "augmented reality". Since 2017 investigators have been using a new digital angiographic system (Discovery IGS 40, General Electrics), where fluoroscopy can be fused with pre-procedural CT o MRI. Specifically the present study aimed at verifying the advantages that fusion imaging could bring in EUS-guided drainage of post-pancreatitis fluid collection (PFC), i.e. pseudocysts or WON, in terms of more appropriate visualization, drainage approach and time needed for resolution.
Read the detailed description
17 drainages performed with traditional radiology (group 1) were retrospectively compared with 14 ones achieved with the fusion approach (group 2). The two population were homogenous for age, sex, pancreatitis etiology and indication for drainage whereas PFCs of group 2 were larger (663 cm3 vs 437 cm3), more frequently WON than pseudocysts and were treated more precociously. As for procedure, in the group 2, thanks to fusion imaging, endoscopists didn't need ever contrast media - that was pivotal with traditional radiology - to adequately define lesion morphology. LAMS (Axios) stents were placed mainly in group 2, while in group 1 other types of stent were used.
- Conditions
- Pseudocyst, Walled Off Cavity
- Being tested
- fusion imaging
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
fusion imagingDevice
To drain a pancreatic fluid collection through the assitance of the CT-scan image that is superimposed on the radiological field
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patients with pancreatic fluid collection treated with traditional EUS-drainage | |
| 2 | Patients with pancreatic fluid collection treated with fusion imaging Receives: Device: fusion imaging |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
clinical and radiological resolution of the PFC
complete emtying of the PFC tighter with resolution of patients' symptomps
Measured: 12 months
time of radiological resolution
time taken for the complete emtying of the PFC
Measured: 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Jan 2021
- Study start12 Feb 2020
- Primary completion12 Jun 2020
- Study completion12 Jun 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PseudocystStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 35 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Romano Sassatelli, Study director, IRCCS-AUSL Reggio Emilia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04698668
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- GASTRO.04.2020
- Status last verified
- Feb 2021
- First submitted
- 5 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Banks PA, Bollen TL, Dervenis C, Gooszen HG, Johnson CD, Sarr MG, Tsiotos GG, Vege SS; Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut. 2013 Jan;62(1):102-11. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302779. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
PubMed 23100216Arvanitakis M, Dumonceau JM, Albert J, Badaoui A, Bali MA, Barthet M, Besselink M, Deviere J, Oliveira Ferreira A, Gyokeres T, Hritz I, Hucl T, Milashka M, Papanikolaou IS, Poley JW, Seewald S, Vanbiervliet G, van Lienden K, van Santvoort H, Voermans R, Delhaye M, van Hooft J. Endoscopic management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) evidence-based multidisciplinary guidelines. Endoscopy. 2018 May;50(5):524-546. doi: 10.1055/a-0588-5365. Epub 2018 Apr 9.
PubMed 29631305ASGE Standards of Practice Committee; Early DS, Acosta RD, Chandrasekhara V, Chathadi KV, Decker GA, Evans JA, Fanelli RD, Fisher DA, Fonkalsrud L, Hwang JH, Jue TL, Khashab MA, Lightdale JR, Muthusamy VR, Pasha SF, Saltzman JR, Sharaf RN, Shergill AK, Cash BD. Adverse events associated with EUS and EUS with FNA. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Jun;77(6):839-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.02.018. No abstract available.
PubMed 23684089Rajagopal M, Venkatesan AM. Image fusion and navigation platforms for percutaneous image-guided interventions. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 Apr;41(4):620-8. doi: 10.1007/s00261-016-0645-7.
PubMed 26826086Zhang H, Chen GY, Xiao L, Ma X, Shi L, Wang T, Yan HT, Zou H, Chen Q, Tang LJ, Liu WH. Ultrasonic/CT image fusion guidance facilitating percutaneous catheter drainage in treatment of acute pancreatitis complicated with infected walled-off necrosis. Pancreatology. 2018 Sep;18(6):635-641. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
PubMed 29954676
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Fusion Radiology in Interventional Endoscopy (FRIEnd) Approach for Pancreatic Fluid Collections
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04698668
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GASTRO.04.2020
- Conditions
- Pseudocyst, Walled Off Cavity
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 35 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCSOther government
- Study start
- 12 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 12 Jun 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Virtual reality obtained by the fusion of images can be applied to several fields of medicine leading to the so called "augmented reality". Since 2017 investigators have been using a new digital angiographic system (Discovery IGS 40, General Electrics), where fluoroscopy can be fused with pre-procedural CT o MRI. Specifically the present study aimed at verifying the advantages that fusion imaging could bring in EUS-guided drainage of post-pancreatitis fluid collection (PFC), i.e. pseudocysts or WON, in terms of more appropriate visualization, drainage approach and time needed for resolution.
Detailed description
17 drainages performed with traditional radiology (group 1) were retrospectively compared with 14 ones achieved with the fusion approach (group 2). The two population were homogenous for age, sex, pancreatitis etiology and indication for drainage whereas PFCs of group 2 were larger (663 cm3 vs 437 cm3), more frequently WON than pseudocysts and were treated more precociously. As for procedure, in the group 2, thanks to fusion imaging, endoscopists didn't need ever contrast media - that was pivotal with traditional radiology - to adequately define lesion morphology. LAMS (Axios) stents were placed mainly in group 2, while in group 1 other types of stent were used.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | –Patients with pancreatic fluid collection treated with traditional EUS-drainage |
| 2 | – | Device: fusion imagingPatients with pancreatic fluid collection treated with fusion imaging |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- patient affected by moderate-severe pancreatits whio develops a PFC (WON or pseudocysts) that requires an endoscopic drainage
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- patients with post-pancreatitis PCF endoscopically drained
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- refuse to sign the informed consent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| fusion imagingTo drain a pancreatic fluid collection through the assitance of the CT-scan image that is superimposed on the radiological field | Device | 2 |
Primary outcome
clinical and radiological resolution of the PFC
Time frame: 12 months
complete emtying of the PFC tighter with resolution of patients' symptomps
time of radiological resolution
Time frame: 12 months
time taken for the complete emtying of the PFC
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2025.
- Background: PubMed 23100216Banks PA, Bollen TL, Dervenis C, Gooszen HG, Johnson CD, Sarr MG, Tsiotos GG, Vege SS; Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut. 2013 Jan;62(1):102-11. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302779. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
- Background: PubMed 29631305Arvanitakis M, Dumonceau JM, Albert J, Badaoui A, Bali MA, Barthet M, Besselink M, Deviere J, Oliveira Ferreira A, Gyokeres T, Hritz I, Hucl T, Milashka M, Papanikolaou IS, Poley JW, Seewald S, Vanbiervliet G, van Lienden K, van Santvoort H, Voermans R, Delhaye M, van Hooft J. Endoscopic management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) evidence-based multidisciplinary guidelines. Endoscopy. 2018 May;50(5):524-546. doi: 10.1055/a-0588-5365. Epub 2018 Apr 9.
- Background: PubMed 23684089ASGE Standards of Practice Committee; Early DS, Acosta RD, Chandrasekhara V, Chathadi KV, Decker GA, Evans JA, Fanelli RD, Fisher DA, Fonkalsrud L, Hwang JH, Jue TL, Khashab MA, Lightdale JR, Muthusamy VR, Pasha SF, Saltzman JR, Sharaf RN, Shergill AK, Cash BD. Adverse events associated with EUS and EUS with FNA. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Jun;77(6):839-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.02.018. No abstract available.
- Results publication: PubMed 26826086Rajagopal M, Venkatesan AM. Image fusion and navigation platforms for percutaneous image-guided interventions. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 Apr;41(4):620-8. doi: 10.1007/s00261-016-0645-7.
- Results publication: PubMed 29954676Zhang H, Chen GY, Xiao L, Ma X, Shi L, Wang T, Yan HT, Zou H, Chen Q, Tang LJ, Liu WH. Ultrasonic/CT image fusion guidance facilitating percutaneous catheter drainage in treatment of acute pancreatitis complicated with infected walled-off necrosis. Pancreatology. 2018 Sep;18(6):635-641. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Romano Sassatelli study director
IRCCS-AUSL Reggio Emilia
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Pseudocyst and Walled Off Cavity, run by Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS at 1 site in Italy.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
clinical and radiological resolution of the PFC (time frame: 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04698668, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jun 2025.