Bilateral Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy for Pain Relief in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

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Conditions studied: Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

In brief

This study aims to compare the efficacy of bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (BTS) to conventional narcotic analgesia for control of abdominal pain in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma not amenable to surgical resection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03117556

Run by

University of Louisville

People needed

0

Starts

2017-08-31

Expected to finish

2018-04-16

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-21

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Must be 18 years of age
• Diagnosed with stage III/IV pancreatic cancer
• Willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements
• Able to comprehend and have signed the Informed Consent Form (ICF) to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Participating in another clinical trial for the treatment of cancer at the time of screening
• Pregnant or currently breast feeding

Where it is running

• University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Greenville Memorial Hospital — Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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