Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of On-Site Versus Off-Site Evaluation of Cholangioscopy-Guided Biopsies of the Bile Duct

Lead Sponsor:

AdventHealth

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Bile Duct Stricture

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will test two different methods for processing biopsy specimens taken from the bile duct. Patient;s who are asked to participate int his study have a stricture in the bile duct that needs a...

Detailed Description

The diagnostic accuracy rate of single operator cholangioscopy-guided biopsy is only 50%. This translates to the need for performing repeat procedures to establish a diagnosis and therefore delays pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Suspected biliary stricture

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Altered surgical anatomy
  • Irreversible elevation in INR \> 1.5 or low platelet count \< 50,000

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 25 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01815619

Start Date

February 1 2013

End Date

August 25 2020

Last Update

August 3 2023

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AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803