Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02102984
Covered Versus Uncovered Biliary Stents for Biliary Malignancies
Covered Versus Uncovered Metal Stents for Biliary Malignancies - A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 140 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Nuovo Ospedale Civile S.Agostino Estense · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patency duration of covered metal stents as compared with uncovered metal stents in the management of malignant strictures of the extra-hepatic biliary tree.
Detailed description
Consecutive patients with malignant strictures of the extra-hepatic biliary tree considered unfit for surgical excision Placement of covered or uncovered metal stents in patients with and without gallbladder on the basis of a computer-generated randomization list Evaluation of clinical outcome, survival, complications, and quality of life. Evaluation of the cost and efficacy of the two types of metal stents.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | covered biliary stents | endoscopic placement of covered biliary stents |
| DEVICE | uncovered biliary stents | endoscopic placement of uncovered biliary stents |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-09-01
- Completion
- 2015-12-01
- First posted
- 2014-04-03
- Last updated
- 2016-03-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02102984. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.