Plastic or metal stent for malignant biliary obstructions
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Malignant biliary obstruction, stent, cost/cost effectiveness, quality of life, prognosis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25796
- Lead Sponsor
- MC Utrecht
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 460
Inclusion Criteria
1. Obstructive malignancy at the level of the extrahepatic CBD
2. Inoperability due to a poor medical condition, local irresectability or distant metastases
Exclusion Criteria
1. Malignancy involving intrahepatic bile ducts and duodenum
2. Known history of cholecystitis (unless cholecystectomy has been performed)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Medical effects
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Quality of life<br /><br>- Cost/Cost effectiveness