A Quality of Life Study in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage

Running, not enrolling

Conditions studied: Malignant Biliary Obstruction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the participant's health-related quality of life before and after the biliary drainage procedure. The study will also help us learn whether having a drainage catheter or a stent placed during the procedure makes a difference in the participant's quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03672019

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

118

Starts

2018-09-11

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with known malignancy presenting for treatment of biliary obstruction
• Undergoing initial Interventional Radiology PBD procedure
• Fluent in English to enable instrument completion
• At least18 years of age
• Must be physically and mentally capable of completing instruments
• Must be able to comprehend and execute informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded if:
• Indication for drainage is acute, symptomatic cholangitis requiring an emergent procedure
• Previous PBD procedure
• Presence of an indwelling biliary stent
• Medical or psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the consenting professional, prevents appropriate comprehension and execution of either the informed consent or the study instruments

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only) — Middletown, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only) — Commack, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only) — Harrison, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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