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
Group Intervention Description angled tipped guide wire angled and straight tipped guide wire angled tipped guide wire used to deep biliary cannulation straight tipped guidewire angled and straight tipped guide wire straight guide wire used to deep biliary cannulation
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The success rate of deep biliary cannulation October 2010
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of post-ERCP pancreatitis October 2010 time spent to deep biliary cannulation October 2010
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Turku University Hospital
🇫🇮Turku, Finland