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Clinical Trials/NCT01624363
NCT01624363
Completed
Not Applicable

Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS

Indiana University1 site in 1 country341 target enrollmentSeptember 2009

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pancreatic Cysts
Sponsor
Indiana University
Enrollment
341
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in performing a detailed examination of the pancreas via EUS (Endoscopic Ultra Sound)for patients referred for a non-pancreatic condition. The hypothesis is to make a statistical determination of how many pancreatic cysts the investigators discover incidentally.

Detailed Description

The prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts discovered during EUS. (see data tables)

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 2009
End Date
June 2015
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

John DeWitt

Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound

Indiana University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • The inclusion criteria included: patients \>18 years old with decision making capacity referred for EUS for any other indication other than the evaluation of a known pancreatic cyst, solid mass, or suspected mass.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any known history or evidence of the following from any previous imaging study: pancreatic cyst, solid mass, suspected pancreatic mass, dilated main pancreatic duct
  • Previous surgical resection of any portion of the upper GI tract such as Billroth II that would not permit complete EUS exam of the pancreas
  • Laboratory and/or clinical evidence of ongoing acute pancreatitis
  • Previous pancreatic surgical resection
  • Pregnancy
  • Incarceration
  • High risk for sedation
  • Coagulopathy and/or thrombocytopenia
  • The patients underwent a complete EUS examination of the pancreas.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS

Time Frame: 48 months

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pancreatic cysts in patients undergoing EUS for non-pancreatic indications .

Study Sites (1)

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