CompletedNot Applicable

Radiation Exposure of ERCP Personnel at Different Standing Locations and Different Patient Positions.

55 participantsStarted 2016-07

Plain-language summary

X-ray beam produced during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) affect not only the patient, but the personnel of ERCP team may have the effect from the scattered ray. According to the automatic beam adjustment function, the thicker object (eg. lying left lateral) might produce higher scatter ray than thinner object (eg. lying prone). The investigators evaluate the radiation exposure among ERCP personnel compare between patient's 2 different positions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Indicated for ERCP Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class III - IV * unstable vital signs * patients' position needed to be changed during the procedure * patients who need fixed position for ERCP (such as biliary hilar lesion) * enteroscope-assisted ERCP * the consent form can not be obtained

What they're measuring

Effective Radiation Dose

Timeframe: Immediate after procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02791659

SponsorChulalongkorn University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-10

Results submitted2017-02-01

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