Skip to content

A Multicenter, Prospective Randomized Study comparing Fully Covered Metal Stent and Plastic Stent for Preoperative Biliary Drainage in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

A Multicenter, Prospective Randomized Study comparing Fully Covered Metal Stent and Plastic Stent for Preoperative Biliary Drainage in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer - Comparison of Metal Stent with Plastic Stent for Preoperative Biliary Drainage in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000023297
Enrollment
70
Registered
2016-07-23
Start date
2016-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Obstructive jaundice caused by resectable pancreatic cancer

Interventions

Fully covered metal stent cohort Plastic stent cohort

Sponsors

Tokyo Medical University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible for this Study if they meet all the criteria shown below. Patients who are over 20 years old Patients who are suspected to have a carcinoma of the head of the pancreas which is determined to be resectable from the image, and a resection is scheduled as of ERCP conduction timing. Patients who show obstructive jaundice caused by biliary stricture Patients with stricture occurring at middle or lower part of the biliary Patients for whom NO preoperative chemical radiation therapy is planned

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients are to be excluded from this Study if they conflict with any of the criteria shown below Patients who have previously received the procedure of cholecystectomy or endoscopic sphincterotomy Patients who score 4 in Performance Status Patients with serious complication on other organ(s): Higher than 3 with ASA category (dialyzed patients are also excluded) Patients judged to have less than 3 months of life expectancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of re-intervention related to stent during the time from drainage to surgical operation

Countries

Japan,Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactTakayoshi Tsuchiya

Tokyo Medical University Hospital Department of Gastroenterology

tsuchiya@tokyo-med.ac.jp03-3342-6111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026