CompletedNot Applicable

Direct Peroral Cholangioscopy by Using an Ultra-slim Upper Endoscope

South Korea92 participantsStarted 2014-08

Plain-language summary

This study was aimed to to evaluate the efficacy of the new multibending ultra-slim endoscope compared with a conventional ultra-slim endoscope for free-hand insertion of an endoscope into the bile duct for direct POC.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * biliary disease requiring diagnostic and/or therapeutic direct POC * distal common bile duct (CBD) dilation \> 8 mm * previous sphincteroplasty, including major endoscopic sphincterotomy and/or endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation during a prior ERCP * ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * presence of any contraindication to ERCP * bleeding tendency (international normalized ratio \> 1.5 or platelet count \< 50,000/ mm3) * diffuse stricture of the distal CBD * diagnosis of pancreatic cancer or tumor at the ampulla of Vater (AOV) * altered gastrointestinal anatomy or significant duodenal obstruction

What they're measuring

The technical success rate of free-hand insertion of an ultra-slim endoscope during direct POC

Timeframe: within 15 min after insertion of endoscope into the mouth

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02276157

SponsorSoonchunhyang University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-01

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