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Comparison of two strategies of relieving bile duct obstruction before surgery in patients with distal malignant bile duct obstruction - endoscopic ultrasound guided technique versus the conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

Preoperative biliary drainage in patients with Distal REsectAble and borderline resectable Malignant biliary obstruction by primary Endoscopic ultrasound guided choledochoduodenostomy versus Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a randomized controlled trial - DREAMEE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/12/077547
Enrollment
192
Registered
2024-12-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K87- Disorders of gallbladder, biliarytract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Endoscopic ultrasound guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS): After informed consent, patients will be taken up for EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy. Pre-operative biliary drainage w

Sponsors

National Cancer Grid Mumbai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: distal malignant biliary obstruction resectable or borderline resectable malignancy naive case with no prior endoscopic/radiological/surgical biliary obstruction Both, EUS-CDS and ERCP can be performed (able to reach papilla) Indications for pre-operative biliary drainage (any one indication to be present at the time of randomization): hyperbilirubinemia; prior neoadjuvant therapy; intractable pruritis; cholangitis; multidisciplinary team decision for optimization of patient before surgery informed consent by patient or legally acceptable representative or impartial witness as applicable

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: hilar malignant biliary obstruction benign causes of biliary obstruction altered GI anatomy unstable clinical conditions pregnancy prior sphincterotomy or biliary stent placement uncorrectable coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Composite outcome of need for biliary re-intervention and/or post-endoscopic adverse eventsTimepoint: At 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a) Adverse event rates post-curative surgical resection b) Technical success of the index endoscopic drainage procedure c) Technical success of surgical intervention d) Duration of hospital stay e) R0 resection rates f) Re-intervention for post-operative complications g) Mortality secondary to the index endoscopic procedureTimepoint: At 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJayanta Samanta

PGIMER, Chandigarh

dj_samanta@yahoo.co.in9855319529

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026