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Study of Temporary Biliary Stenting to Prevent Cholangitis After Endoscopic Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones

Short-Term Prophylactic Biliary Stenting After Complete Common Bile Duct Stone Removal for Prevention of Post-ERCP Cholangitis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial - Short-Term Prophylactic Biliary Stenting After Complete Common Bile Duct Stone Removal for Prevention of Post-ERCP Cholangitis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (STEP-ERCP)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1032260128
Enrollment
186
Registered
2026-05-13
Start date
2026-05-13
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

Common bile duct stones without acute cholangitis undergoing complete stone removal by ERCP Common bile duct stones, Choledocholithiasis, ERCP, Cholangitis, Biliary stent

Interventions

Patients who undergo complete common bile duct stone removal by ERCP will be randomly assigned to either prophylactic biliary stenting or no stenting. In the intervention group, a spontaneously dislod
Stents, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Biliary stent, BIT stent, ERCP, Prophylactic biliary drainage, Spontaneously dislodging stent

Sponsors

Hasegawa Sho
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 20 years or older at registration. Patients diagnosed with common bile duct stones by imaging studies and scheduled to undergo ERCP. Patients who do not meet the suspected or definite diagnosis of acute cholangitis based on Tokyo Guidelines 2018 immediately before ERCP. Patients whose hepatobiliary enzymes are within three times the upper limit of normal at each institution. Patients with body temperature less than 38.0 degrees C, white blood cell count 4000 to 10000/uL, and CRP less than 1.0 mg/dL immediately before ERCP. Patients who have provided written informed consent after receiving sufficient explanation of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with suspected or definite acute cholangitis based on Tokyo Guidelines 2018 at the time of ERCP or within 2 weeks before ERCP Patients in whom standard ERCP is difficult or non-standard, including malignant biliary stricture, ampullary tumor, or surgically altered anatomy other than Billroth I reconstruction Patients with serious safety concerns, such as biliary perforation, severe infection, or markedly poor general condition Patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease or renal failure who cannot tolerate endoscopic treatment under general anesthesia or sedation Patients judged by the investigator or sub-investigator to be inappropriate for study participation for medical reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of post-ERCP cholangitis within 1-7 days after ERCP based on modified TG18 criteria

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of post ERCP cholangitis Time to onset of post ERCP cholangitis Proportion of patients requiring therapeutic antibiotic treatment after ERCP Proportion of patients requiring repeat ERCP or biliary drainage after ERCP Length of hospital stay after ERCP Incidence of ERCP related adverse events Revisit or readmission rate within 30 days after ERCP

Contacts

Public ContactSho Hasegawa

Yokohama City University

t166064d@yokohama-cu.ac.jp+81-45-787-2640

Outcome results

None listed

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