A prospective study: the efficacy of tapered balloon catheter for endoscopic multiple biliary stenting in malignant hilar biliary stricture.

A prospective study: the efficacy of tapered balloon catheter for endoscopic multiple biliary stenting in malignant hilar biliary stricture. - The efficacy of tapered balloon catheter for endoscopic multiple biliary stenting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000023347

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-01

Start date

2016-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

malignant hilar biliary stricture

Interventions

Using the tapered balloon catheter for endoscopic metalic biriary drainage

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Malignant hilar biliary stricture patients who need multiple biliary drainage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are younger than 20 years old. 2. patients who present a difficult endoscopic approach due to gastrointestional obstruction. 3. Patients from whom informed concent cannot be obtained. 4. Patients who were performed abdominal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Success rate of procedure (placing the additional biliary stent, passing a mesh of metalic stent using tapered balloon catheter)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Safety (the rate or severity of adverse effects) 2. Improving hepatobiliary laboratory data one day after procedure.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMitsuru Sugimoto

Fukushima Medical University Gastroenterology

kita335@fmu.ac.jp024-547-1202

Outcome results

None listed

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