Is Needle Knife Fistulotomy An Effective First Step Strategy For All ERCPs?

NCT03698266 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DMED-2175-18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants in this study will be undergoing a procedure called an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). This procedure is most commonly performed to help treat conditions affecting specific areas of the digestive system called the pancreas and bile ducts. Patients will consent to allow the study physician to access these areas of the digestive system by making a cut using a technique called a needle-knife fistulotomy. If the physician is unable to gain access through this method, they will make the cut using a technique called a sphincterotomy.

Conditions

ERCP; Biliary Disease Tract; Biliary Disease

Keywords

Needle Knife Fistulotomy; Sphincterotomy; Post-ERCP pancreatitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Post-ERCP pancreatitis

  The primary objective to be examined is the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis

  Up to 7 days post-procedure

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Technical success

  Day of procedure

Other Outcomes (2)

• Total procedure time

  Day of procedure

• Time to successful cannulation

  Day of procedure

Study Arms (1)

All Enrolled Patients

OTHER

Receive needle knife fistulotomy as a starting technique to gain access to the biliary system

Procedure: Needle knife fistulotomy

Interventions

Needle knife fistulotomy PROCEDURE

A needle knife fistulotomy uses a tiny knife to cut directly into the ampulla to gain access to the biliary system in patients undergoing ERCP

All Enrolled Patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients, ages \> 18, with an intact sphincter undergoing ERCP by at Kingston Health Sciences Center for therapeutic purposes who can provide informed consent. This includes patients who have confirmed choledocholithiasis on imaging and those who have a high suspicion of it based on imaging and lab values. Patients with and without a high suspicion for cholangitis will be eligible for the study. Other indications include: type 1 sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, gallstone pancreatitis or other benign pancreaticobiliary duct diseases including strictures, primary sclerosing cholangitis and Mirizzi's syndrome. Furthermore, patients with suspected diagnosis of biliary leak following cholecystectomy will also be considered for enrollment in this study.
• Ability to read and understand the English language

You may not qualify if:

• Bleeding disorder (Von Willebrand disorder, platelet count \<100 000, or INR \>1.5)
• Therapeutic level anticoagulation with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), warfarin, or a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC)
• Prior biliary sphincterotomy
• Altered upper GI tract anatomy (e.g. prior gastric bypass surgery such as Roux-en-Y or Billroth 2 gastrojejunostomy)
• Evidence of Malignant infiltration of the ampulla or peri-ampullary area.
• Inability to identify intra-duodenal portion of the bile duct, including deep peri-ampullary diverticulum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lawrence Charles Hookey: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5G2, Canada

Location

Related Publications (22)

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  PMID: 8782497 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Biliary Tract Diseases; Gallbladder Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System Diseases

Study Officials

• Lawrence C Hookey, MD

  Queen's University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Medical Director - Endoscopy Unit

Model Details: All patients enrolled in the study will consent to a needle knife fistulotomy as a starting technique to gain access to the biliary system.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2018
• First Posted: October 5, 2018
• Study Start: November 23, 2018
• Primary Completion: January 29, 2020
• Study Completion: January 30, 2020
• Last Updated: April 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)