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The Use of Guide Wire in Biliary Cannulation: Angled or Straight Tipped Guide Wire?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Deep Biliary Cannulation
Interventions
Procedure: angled and straight tipped guide wire
Registration Number
NCT01002404
Lead Sponsor
Turku University Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to prospectively evaluate the deep biliary cannulation in ERCP with the angled tipped guide wire or the straight tipped guide wire.

Detailed Description

Patients coming to ERCP examination are being divided randomly to two different groups. The deep biliary cannulation is started with predetermined guide wire. If the cannulation does not succeed in two minutes, the procedure is continued as normal.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
164
Inclusion Criteria
  • the need for ERCP assessed by a specialist in gastrointestinal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • prior sphincterotomy
  • age under 18
  • age over 90
  • contrast media allergy
  • inability to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
angled tipped guide wireangled and straight tipped guide wireangled tipped guide wire used to deep biliary cannulation
straight tipped guidewireangled and straight tipped guide wirestraight guide wire used to deep biliary cannulation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The success rate of deep biliary cannulationOctober 2010
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of post-ERCP pancreatitisOctober 2010
time spent to deep biliary cannulationOctober 2010

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Turku University Hospital

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Turku, Finland

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