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UNKNOWNPhase 4NCT00731419

Randomised Trial Comparing Metal and Plastic Biliary Stents Stents for Palliating Malignant Jaundice

Background: When considering any malignancy with limited life expectancy, palliation and quality of life are paramount. Owing to the limited centres offering ERCP and endoscopic palliation in the Sou...

Lead sponsor: University of Cape Town•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Contacts

John M Shaw, FCS, MMed

CONTACT

021-404-3042 John.Shaw@uct.ac.za

Jake E Krige, FCS, FACS

CONTACT

021-404-3072 Jake@curie.uct.ac.za

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

University of Cape Town

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•Symptomatic jaundice secondary to malignant distal CBD stricture
•Contra-indication to resection (advanced disease/advanced age/poor surgical risk)

Exclusion Criteria

•Hilar/proximal CBD obstruction
•ECOG performance status 3 or 4
•Duodenal obstruction
•Previous stent placement
•Inability to comply with follow-up
•Ascites and liver metastases
•Not possible to stent endoscopically

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: August 11, 2008Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusUNKNOWN

PhasePHASE4

Enrollment100

Start dateJun 2007

Last updatedAug 11, 2008

Condition

Biliary Obstruction

Locations shown

Groote Schuur Hospital

Cape Town, Western Cape

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Data Source & Attribution

This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: August 11, 2008Data synced to Clareo: May 3, 2026

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