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A Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Removable, Self-Expanding Metal Stents to Plastic Stents for the Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures Secondary to Chronic Pancreatitis

Completed
Conditions
benign blockage of bile duct due to chronic pancreatitis or benign biliary obstruction due to chronic pancreatitis
10018008
10014710
Registration Number
NL-OMON39165
Lead Sponsor
Boston Scientific Cooperation International
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 or older
• Willing and able to comply with the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Symptomatic bile duct stricture (defined by cholangitis or persistent jaundice for at least one month or cholestasis associated with at least 3 times normal alkaline phosphatase levels) documented at time of enrollment for naive stricture or at the time of prior plastic stent placement - in strictures that had one prior plastic stent inserted.
• Common bile duct stricture based on imaging assessment of dilatation of the common and/or intrahepatic bile ducts

Exclusion Criteria

• Biliary stricture of benign etiology other than chronic pancreatitis
• Prior biliary metal stent or any plastic stenting other than one plastic stent of 10Fr or less for 6 months or fewer.
• Developing obstructive biliary symptoms associated with an attack of acute pancreatitis
• Biliary stricture of malignant etiology
• Stricture within 2 cm of common bile duct bifurcation
• Known bile duct fistula or leak
• Subjects for whom endoscopic techniques are contraindicated
• Known sensitivity to any components of the stent or delivery system
• Symptomatic duodenal stenosis (with gastric stasis)
• Participation in another investigational study within 90 days prior to consent
• Investigator Discretion

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary Endpoint: Stricture resolution at 24 months.<br /><br><br /><br>Stricture resolution at 24 months is defined by the following two criteria<br /><br>being met:<br /><br>• Absence of re-stenting after the per-protocol stenting period through the 24<br /><br>month visit<br /><br>• Absence of cholestasis at the 24 month visit, defined as alkaline phosphatase<br /><br>level not exceeding 2 times the level at completion of the per-protocol<br /><br>stenting period </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
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