Videoendoscopic Drainage of Infected Pancreatic Collections
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
In brief
The VARD (Videoendoscopic Assisted Retroperitoneal Drainage) approach as treatment for necrotizing pancreatitis proposes an alternative to standard complicated open abdomen treatment methods. This treatment involves making a small incision and looking inside the abdomen with a videoendoscope. A videoendoscope is an instrument with a small camera and light on the end. It also has an extension tool that the surgeon can use to clean out any dead and infected tissue in the abdomen. This approach may reveal a treatment opportunity with faster recovery potential and shorter hospitalizations for patients with necrotizing pancreatitis.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00061269
- Run by
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2003-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-09-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Oregon Health Sciences University — Portland, Oregon, United States
- Veteran's Administration-Portland — Portland, Oregon, United States
- Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
- Veteran's Administration Puget Sound — Seattle, Washington, United States
- University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States
- University of Toronto — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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