Randomized Trial Comparing Endoscopy and Surgery for Pancreatic Cyst-gastrostomy

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Conditions studied: Pancreatic Pseudocysts

In brief

Patients with pancreatitis can develop inflammatory fluid collection around the pancreas called pseudocysts. Pseudocysts may cause abdominal pain when they are more than 6cm in size. These pseudocysts can be treated (drained) by surgery or by endoscopy. Both treatment options are the current standard-of-care at all institutions around the World. The aim of this study is to identify the better of the two techniques, surgery versus endoscopy, for treatment of patients with pancreatic pseudocysts. This will be done by comparing a) the rates of pseudocyst recurrence b) quality of life of patients following treatment and c) cost associated with treatment, between both treatment modalities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00826501

Run by

Shyam Varadarajulu

People needed

40

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-18

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age > 19yrs
• able to provide informed consent
• pancreatic pseudocyst by CT

You may not qualify if…

• age < 19yrs
• unable to consent
• pancreatic abscess or necrosis

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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