Clinical trials: DISTAL MALIGNANT BILIARY OBSTRUCTION
Distal Bile Duct Obstruction
Covered vs Uncovered Metal Stents for Palliative Biliary Decompression in Inoperable Malignant Distal Bile Duct Obstruction
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of long-term stent failure, defined as need for repeat biliary intervention following placement of C-SEMS vs U-SEMS for palliation of inoperable malignant distal bile duct…
- Trial name
- NCT01905384
- Testing
- Covered Self-expanding metal biliary stents (C-SEMS), Uncovered Self-expanding metal biliary stents (U-SEMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stricture, Obstruction
Patency of a Prototype Large Plastic Biliary Stent in the Palliation of Malignant Distal Biliary Strictures.
Plastic biliary stents which are a new larger size will remain free of obstructions for a longer period of time than currently used 10 French stents in cancer in the common bile duct.
- Conditions
- Stricture, Obstruction, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01590394
- Testing
- Large plastic biliary stent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic