EUS-Guided Pancreatic Injection of Cyst (EPIC) Trial

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cystadenoma

In brief

The purpose of the study is to learn about a new treatment for pancreatic cystic lesions. The injection of alcohol into cysts is a common way of treating cysts of the liver, kidney, and thyroid. We would like to find out if injection of alcohol would be useful for the treatment of pancreatic cystic lesions. The treatment with alcohol will use endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (procedures that use a scope that is placed through your mouth and into your stomach). We hypothesize that more than half of the cysts which are injected with ethanol will resolve.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00233038

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

50

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with a pancreatic cyst (1-5cm in diameter)
• Capable of safely undergoing endoscopy with conscious sedation

You may not qualify if…

• Coagulopathy (INR>1.5, PTT>100, platelets of< 50k)
• Active infection of the cyst
• Unstable cardio-pulmonary disease (active angina, home O2, or pulmonary edema)

Where it is running

• Indiana University Medical Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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