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A Study of Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation in Malignant Biliary Obstructions

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Biliary Stricture
Interventions
Procedure: Temperature-sensitive radiofrequency ablation
Other: No intervention
Registration Number
NCT05826639
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of temperature-sensitive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) immediately before biliary stent placement on duration of biliary stent patency and re-intervention free survival. This is a research study meant to collect information to help other patients with malignant biliary strictures in the future.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Malignant biliary stricture
  • Biopsy-confirmed pancreaticobiliary or ampullary malignancy that have agreed to undergo radiofrequency ablation with placement of biliary stents
  • Patients with life expectancy greater than 3 months
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who are pregnant, have cirrhosis, or significant liver metastasis >30% on radiologic imaging suggestive of poor liver function that will not improve despite endoscopic drainage.
  • Patients who have undergone prior biliary decompression stents or percutaneous drainage that cannot be removed at time of ERCP and thus preclude effective radiofrequency ablation
  • Patients with altered anatomy unable to undergo conventional ERCP
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Temperature-sensitive RFA prior to biliary stentingTemperature-sensitive radiofrequency ablationData will be collected on subjects undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with temperature-sensitive RFA prior to biliary stenting for treatment of malignant biliary strictures as part of clinical care.
Non-RFA biliary stenting for malignant biliary obstructionNo interventionRetrospective participants that have undergone non-RFA biliary stenting for malignant biliary obstruction from a historical cohort will serve as controls.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stent patency6 months

Duration of stent patency over the 6 month follow-up period

Re-intervention free survival6 months

Duration of re-intervention free survival over the 6 month follow-up period

Mortality6 months

Number of subject deaths following ERCP, over the 6-month follow-up period

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse Events6 months

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events over the 6-month follow-up period

Time until first adverse event6 months

Time (in days) from ERCP until first treatment-related adverse event, over the 6-month follow-up period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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