NCT04408482

Does Pancreatic Stent Decrease the Risk of Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Difficult Cannulation?

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 268 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the risk of PEP after pancreatic sphincterotomy performed for difficult cannulation in a group of patients with and in a group of patients without placement of a prophylactic pancreatic stent. The definition of difficult cannulation is defined according to the literature.

Conditions

• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Biliary cannulation	Cannulation of biliary duct by sphincterotome

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-01
• Primary completion: 2028-09-01
• Completion: 2028-09-01
• First posted: 2020-05-29
• Last updated: 2026-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study