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The necessity of a biliary spontaneous dislodgement spiral stent for short-term biliary drainage

Is it necessary to insert a biliary spontaneous dislodgement spiral stent routinely after endoscopic stone extraction in patients with choledocholithiasis? A prospective randomized trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800017387
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-07-27
Start date
2018-07-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-07-31

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

Conditions

Patients with choledocholithiasis

Interventions

Stent group:Insert a biliary spontaneous dislodgement spiral stent after endoscopic stone extraction
no-stent group:Do nothing after endoscopic stone extraction

Sponsors

West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients with choledocholithiasis; (2) Willing to join this trail, and signing the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Aged<18 years old; (2) Pregnancy; (3) Combining with gastrointestinal bleeding; (4) History of intestinal obstruction; (5) Patients who underwent EST or EPBD previously, or in whom percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was performed primarily; (6) Patients associated with uncontrolled acute cholangitis or acute pancreatitis; (7) Patients suspected of having intrahepatic duct stone or malignant biliary obstruction; (8) Patients in whom pre-cut technique was needed for difficult bile duct cannulation or post-cut technique was needed for removal of incarcerated stones; (9) Patients in whom EST or EPBD was not used for stone removal.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of post-ERCP cholangitis;The incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis;Hospital stay after ERCP;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of other ERCP related adverse events like bleeding or perforation;The incidence of stent related adverse event like stent retention;The duration from stent insertion to dislodgement;Medical cost;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBing Hu

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

hubingnj@163.com+86 18980601278

Outcome results

None listed

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