NCT05270564

Brief Summary

The study compares regular use of surgical drains and no use of surgical drains in patients subjected to pancreaticoduodenectomy with expected low to intermediate risk for post operative pancreatic fistula.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable pancreatic-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable pancreatic-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2016

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 16, 2022

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 8, 2022

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2024

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

March 8, 2022

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

8.7 years

First QC Date

February 16, 2022

Last Update Submit

March 7, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Overall morbidity rate

    Post operative morbidity

    90 days post operatively

Secondary Outcomes (11)

  • Mortality rate (in-hospital, 30 and 90 days)

    90 days post operatively

  • Severe morbidity rate as classified by Clavien-Dindo >3

    90 days post operatively

  • Fistula rate according to ISGPF

    90 days post operatively

  • Intraabdominal abscess rate

    90 days post operatively

  • Wound infection rate

    90 days post operatively

  • +6 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Drain

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Surgical drains used as routine

Procedure: Drain

No drain

EXPERIMENTAL

No surgical drain used

Procedure: No drain

Interventions

DrainPROCEDURE

Surgical drains are placed as a standard of care (control arm) or not (experimental arm)

Drain
No drainPROCEDURE

Surgical drains are placed as a standard of care (control arm) or not (experimental arm)

No drain

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy of both sexes
  • Patients with predicted risk score of 10 or less of pancreatic fistula
  • Written informed consent
  • Expected survival time \> 6 months

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with predicted high risk of fistula with a risk score above 10
  • Patients with intraabdominal abscess or infection
  • ASA score \> 3
  • Pregnancy
  • Expected lack of compliance

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Linkoping University Hospital

Linköping, 582 72, Sweden

RECRUITING

Skanes University Hospital

Lund, Sweden

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Interventions

Drainage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesPancreatic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TherapeuticsSurgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

  • Bergthor Björnsson

    Linkoeping University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Bergthor Björnsson

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Randomized controlled study
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2022

First Posted

March 8, 2022

Study Start

May 1, 2016

Primary Completion

December 31, 2024

Study Completion

March 31, 2025

Last Updated

March 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations