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WithdrawnNCT00671463

Pancreatic Stent to Prevent Leak After Distal Pancreatectomy

Leak Elimination After Pancreatic Stenting, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate an intervention to prevent complications after pancreas surgery. The goal is to determine if placing a stent into the pancreatic duct before surgery will decrease or prevent leaking from the pancreatic duct after surgery. Leaks are common after pancreas surgery and can result in serious problems and post-operative pain. The study will compare two groups. One group will have the stent before surgery, and the other group will have standard pancreas surgery, no endoscopy, and no stent.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREPancreatic duct stentingIn the treatment arm, patients will have a pancreatic duct stent placed prior to having their distal pancreatectomy.

Timeline

Start date
2008-04-01
Primary completion
2010-04-01
First posted
2008-05-05
Last updated
2013-06-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00671463. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.