Comparison of Double Wire Technique With Pancreatic Duct Stent Placement for Difficult Bile Duct Cannulation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Bile Duct Cannulation

In brief

This research project will compare the use of the double wire technique with the placement of a pancreatic duct (PD) stent to achieve deep biliary cannulation without the use of a precut papillotomy. Currently, the data supporting either of these approaches is limited to the referenced case series. More data on the success and complication rates of these techniques are needed. The investigators believe either of these approaches would be preferred by less experienced endoscopists to precut papillotomy. Consequently, it is important to differentiate these techniques and identify which patients may benefit from one or both.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00919074

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

87

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• First time ERCP

You may not qualify if…

• Successful bile duct cannulation within six minutes
• Planned pancreatic duct therapy
• Planned pancreatobiliary manometry
• Prior successful ERCP

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Washington University in St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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