Optimizing Short-term Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Cholangitis: rationale and study protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial - The BOLT-P3 Trial (Biliary Optimal Limited Treatment - Phase 3)
- Conditions
- Acute cholangitis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000054071
- Lead Sponsor
- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 210
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Circulatory insufficiency with catecholamines at ERCP time. ICU need. Hypothermia below 35 degrees Celsius. Recurrent cholangitis within 3 months. Biliary stricture >= Bismuth 2 or unclear biliary block. Post-surgery anatomical changes like biliary-jejunal anastomosis. Pancreatitis per International Pancreatic Society/American Pancreatic Association: Upper abdominal pain, serum amylase/lipase >3x ULN, acute pancreatitis imaging. Cholecystitis by TG18: A (Murphy's sign/right upper quadrant issues) + B (fever >37.1 degrees Celsius, CRP >3.0 mg/dL, WBC >10,000 uL) + C (acute cholecystitis imaging). Hepatic abscess. Other infections. Pre-registration continuous antibiotics. Pre-registration ERCP complications (perforation, pancreatitis, bleeding, cholecystitis, sedation-related issues). Immunosuppression: A (>10 mg prednisolone), B (HIV), C (neutrophils <=1500 uL), D (recent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation). Pregnancy. Other exclusions by physician.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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