Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01457105
Covered Self-expandable Metal Stents for Palliation of Malignant Biliary Strictures: Evaluation of a New Type of Stent
PARTIALLY COVERED NITINOL "ComVi" STENT FOR PALLIATION OF MALIGNANT NON HILAR BILIARY OBSTRUCTION
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
self-expandable metal stents for palliation of malignant biliary strictures
Detailed description
The ComVi biliary stent (Taewoong Medical Inc., Seoul, Korea), is a covered metallic stent with a expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) membrane sandwiched between two wire layers and has a weaker axial force than other stents. Patients with middle-distal malignant biliary stricture and with symptoms as jaundice, itching and pain.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) (ComVi biliary stent) | Metal stents placement in the main biliary duct during ERC |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-06-01
- Completion
- 2009-06-01
- First posted
- 2011-10-21
- Last updated
- 2011-10-21
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01457105. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.