A comparison of two methods for facilitating endoscopic treatment of obstructive jaundice.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Obstructive jaundice requiring biliary drainage
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/12/003248
- Lead Sponsor
- Vinay Dhir MDDNB
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 208
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with obstructive jaundice and accessible papilla requiring biliary drainage
Exclusion Criteria
bleeding diathesis
duodenal obstruction
previous precut papillotomy
poor general condition
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method successful biliary drainage in one session measured at the completion of the procedureTimepoint: successful biliary drainage in one session
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method total procedure time <br/ ><br>complications <br/ ><br>hospital stay <br/ ><br>mortalityTimepoint: seven days