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nilateral versus bilateral endoscopic biliary drainage for unresectable malignant hilar obstruction: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (BRILLIANT Trial)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
nresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000007859
Lead Sponsor
Japanese Endoscopist & IVRists group for Biliary Tract Cancer (JEIBIC)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
166
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients after gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction or Billroth II reconstruction. 2) Patients with marked hemiliver atrophy or patients after hepatectomy. 3) Separate obstructions of fourth-order or smaller biliary branches. 4) Patients with severe acute cholangitis. 5) Pregnant or breast-feeding women. 6) Patients considered ineligible for this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Step 1 Functional success rate (Successful drainage was defined as reduction in bilirubin to <50% of the pretreatment value or normalization within 1 week after drainage.) Step 2 Time to stent dysfunction (ingrowth, overgrowth, sludge formation, and cholangitis)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Step 1 1) Technical success rate 2) Bilirubin decrease rate 3) Complication rate 4) Additional drainage rate Step 2 1) Technical success rate 2) Early and late complications 3) Stent patency period 4) Survival period 5) Success rate of reintervention
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