Efficacy of EUS-guided Celiac Plexus Blockade in Chronic Pancreatitis

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Chronic Pancreatitis

In brief

This is a triple-blind, parallel group, randomized controlled trial to assess the benefit of triamcinolone injection as a therapeutic measure for control of chronic pancreatitis pain. The treatment group will undergo EUS-CPB with bupivicaine plus triamcinolone ("therapeutic block"). There control group will undergo EUS-CPB with bupivicaine alone ("diagnostic block").

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00658736
Run by
The Cleveland Clinic
People needed
40
Starts
2008-03-01
Expected to finish
2011-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-06-14

Who can join

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

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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