Clinical trial · Interventional
Quality of Life in Patients With Unresectable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma on Palliative Metallic Stent Versus Plastic Stent
Quality of Life in Patients With Unresectable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma on Palliative Metallic Stent Versus Plastic Stent: A Randomized Control Trial
NCT00746538CI-TRIAL-00001664unknownPhase 4ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to compare the quality of life in patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma on palliative metallic stent versus plastic Stent.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresectable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma | Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| biliary stent | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- metallic stent group
- interventionNames
- Device: biliary stent
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- plastic stent group
- interventionNames
- Device: biliary stent
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To assessment of the quality of life of patient with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma after palliative biliary stent.
- timeFrame
- 2-4 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All patient with diagnosis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma and/or radiological diagnosis * Patient considered having an unresectable tumor or unfit of operation because of advanced age or medical illness Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with ASA 4 or 5 * Patient who inability to comply with follow up * Patient refused to join the research
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTDe Palma GD, Pezzullo A, Rega M, Persico M, Patrone F, Mastantuono L, Persico G. Unilateral placement of metallic stents for malignant hilar obstruction: a prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Jul;58(1):50-3. doi: 10.1067/mge.2003.310. PMID 12838220