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Surgical vs Endoscopic Resection of Walled Off Pancreatic Necrosis Using the Powered Endoscopic Debridement System

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Pancreatic Necrosis
Pancreatitis
Registration Number
NCT06691919
Lead Sponsor
Stanford University
Brief Summary

Goal:

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness and safety of two different but highly effective treatment approaches for walled-off necrosis (WON) resulting from severe acute pancreatitis.

Participant Population:

The study will involve adult patients experiencing symptomatic WON due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Main Questions:

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Is "endoscopy" or direct endoscopic necrosectomy (DEN) with powered endoscopic debridement (PED) as effective as "surgery" or transgastric surgical necrosectomy (SN) in achieving clinical resolution of WON within six weeks after treatment?

2. What are the rates of complications, costs, hospital length of stay, procedure time, readmission, repeat procedures and overall patient satisfaction associated with DEN with PED compared to transgastric SN?

Comparison Group:

Researchers will compare the outcomes of patients receiving DEN with PED to those undergoing transgastric SN to see if there are significant differences in clinical success, rates of complications, and overall healthcare costs.

Participants Will:

1. Be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups (DEN with PED or transgastric SN).

2. Undergo the assigned treatment procedure based on their group.

3. Complete assessments before and after the procedure to evaluate clinical outcomes, hospital stay length, quality of life, and patient satisfaction.

4. Be monitored for adverse events or complications following the treatment

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
62
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients 18 years of age or greater.
  • Patients with first episode of symptomatic WON+ due to acute pancreatitis (+Persistent fatigue, malaise, abdominal pain, gastric outlet obstruction, early satiety, fever, chills, jaundice, reduced appetite, persistent nausea/vomiting, steatorrhea)
  • Patients who are candidates for surgical or endoscopic necrosectomy of WON as deemed by a multidisciplinary committee of HPB surgeons and therapeutic endoscopists.
  • Patients who can tolerate repeat procedures.
  • Subjects with the ability to understand the requirements of the study, who have provided written informed consent, and who are willing and able to return for the required follow-up assessments.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Documented untreated pseudoaneurysm within WON.
  • Subject unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
  • Intervening gastric varices or unavoidable blood vessels within the WON access tract (visible using pre-procedural imaging).
  • Coagulation disorders or anti-coagulant therapy which cannot be discontinued for the intervention to an absolute cardiac or vascular indication such as ACS, Stroke, Mechanical cardiovascular valves.
  • Pregnant or lactating women or women of childbearing potential who do not employ a reliable method of contraception as judged by the Investigator, and/or are not willing to use reliable contraception for the duration of study participation.
  • Patient is enrolled in another trial that could interfere with the endpoint analyses of this trial.
  • Non-communicating pancreatic or extra-pancreatic fluid collections.
  • Extensive abdominal surgical history due to peritoneal adhesions, prior open or recent operation during pancreatitis course, or remote gastric surgery that precludes a transgastric surgical cystgastrostomy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Treatment Success at 6 weeks after DebridementFrom initial intervention to 6 weeks

Clinical resolution is defined as clinical improvement of WON symptoms precluding the need for additional endoscopic or surgical interventions.

AND Radiographic resolution defined as \>70% reduction in WON on CT or MR imaging.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall treatment success rate at end of 6-month follow-up from date of interventionFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Clinical resolution is defined as clinical improvement of WON symptoms precluding the need for additional endoscopic or surgical interventions after completion of 6-month follow-up.

AND Radiographic resolution defined as \>70% reduction in WON on CT or MR imaging after completion of 6-month follow-up.

Clinical improvement within 72 hours of debridementFrom initial intervention to 72 hours after treatment

Clinical improvement is defined according to the criteria used in the PANTER and TENSION trial. (8-10) "Clinical improvement" defined as: i. Improved function of at least two organ systems (i.e. circulatory, pulmonary, renal) according to the Investigator's medical judgement within 72 hours of the procedure, or; ii. At least 10% improvement of two out of three parameters of infection (i.e. C-reactive protein, leucocyte count or temperature) within 72 hours of the procedure.

Deterioration of these parameters by other infectious causes (e.g.urinary tract infection) will be excluded.

Clinical Failure at 6 monthsFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Absence of clinical improvement or clinical deterioration

30-day mortalityFrom initial intervention to followup at 30 days

Mortality occurring at 30 days after intervention

Overall total cost of careFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Cost of care per patient to achieve overall treatment success

Overall cost of care at 6 weeksFrom initial intervention to followup at 6 weeks

Cost of care per patient to achieve overall primary outcome

Percent reduction in WON collection volume (cm3) at 6-month follow-upFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Percent reduction in overall size of the WON collection volume (cm3) compared to pre-treatment CT or MR imaging.

Percent resolution of solid necrosum in patients with pre-and post-MR imaging at 6-month follow upFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Percent reduction in solid necrosis component of the WON collection volume (cm3) compared to pre-treatment MRI scan.

Post-procedural length of hospitalization (recovery time)From index intervention to hospital discharge at 6 weeks

Length of hospitalization from index intervention to hospital discharge

ReadmissionsFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Number of hospital readmissions due to disease or procedure-related symptoms or events.

Reintervention ratesFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Need for endoscopic, radiological, or surgical intervention for additional drainage or necrotic debridement after the index intervention, excluding the follow-up procedure at 4-weeks for LAMS removal

Requirement of percutaneous drainFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Need for additional drainage with percutaneous drain

Total anesthesia durationOn day of intervention (1 day)

Total duration of anesthesia of primary intervention

Procedure-related adverse eventsFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Any adverse event resulting from endoscopic intervention (yes/no)

Disease-related adverse eventsFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Any adverse event resulting from necrotizing pancreatitis

Patient satisfactionFrom initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Patient satisfaction of primary intervention at 6 weeks post intervention graded on a visual analog scale (0-10)

Subject quality of life (QOL)From initial intervention to the end of followup at 6 months

Quality of life survey to participants at 6 month follow up. Patients will be asked to place a mark on a horizontal 10 cm line indicating his/her QoL from very poor to very good. The wording will be: "How would you rate your overall quality of life?". Higher score indicates very good quality of life and lower score indicates poor quality of life. The instrument is valid and has been used in clinical trials.

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