malignant gastric outlet obstruction, stent placement, enteral stent, cholangiocarcinoma, duodenal cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histological proven malignancy of the periduodenal area; 2. GOOSS-score of 0 (no oral intake), 1 (liquids only) or 2 (soft solids) (see table 1) and/or suffering from nausea or vomiting or early satiety; 3. Age of at least 18 years; 4. Informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Potentially curable disease; 2. Obstruction of the proximal stomach; 3. Pre-procedural evidence for additional strictures in the small bowel or colon; 4. Previous treatment with a self-expanding metal stent for the same condition; 5. Unable to undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; 6. Unable to fill out quality of life questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stent patency. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Technical success defined as successful placement and deployment of the stent across the stricture; 2. Clinical success defined as relief of symptoms compatible with GOO and/or an improvement of the GOOSS-score 1 week after stent placement; 3. Improvement of the GOOSS-score during total follow-up; 4. Procedure (for example perforation, bleeding and sepsis) and stent-related (for example stent migration, stent occlusion by tumor ingrowth, late onset perforation) complications including 30-day mortality; 5. Quality of life score (EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3) combined with EQ-5D including the EQ-VAS); 6. WHO performance status; 7. Procedure-related hospitalization time (days); 8. Time until regain of oral intake (days); 9. Survival (days). | — |
Contacts
Academic Medical Center, Dept. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Room C2-310