Upper abdominal cancer pain
Conditions
Interventions
EUS-CPN
EUS-CGN
Sponsors
EUS-CPN/CGN study group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with upper abdominal malignancy whose diagnosis was confirmed by pathological or imaging results. 2. Patients with upper abdominal or back pain of grade-4 or more visual analog scale (VAS) score. 3. Patients with relatively good performance status, ECOG PS 3 or less.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients whose informed consent could not be obtained. 2) Patients with lack of communication ability. 3) PT-INR: >= 1.5. 4) Platelet count: <=50,000/mm2. 5) Regularly user of anti-coagulants, and in case that the administration cannot be suspended. 6) Patients with esophageal or cardia varices. 7) Patients with severe alcohol intolerance. 8) In case that doctors judged inappropriate for the entry to this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain relief effect at 7 days after the treatment (ratio of effective cases) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ratio of complete pain relief cases at 7 days after the treatment, Difference of VAS between before and 7 days after the treatment, duration of pain relief effect, procedure period, and incidence of complications. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactIchiro Yasuda
Gifu University Hospital First Dept. of Internal Medicine
Outcome results
None listed