New study tests safer bile duct drainage for cancer patients

NCT ID NCT06653192

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two procedures to relieve bile duct blockage caused by cancer. About 120 patients with pancreatic or bile duct cancer will be randomly assigned to get either a newer ultrasound-guided drainage or the standard ERCP procedure. The goal is to see which method has fewer failures and causes less pancreatitis.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

biliary tract cancer biliary tract neoplasm Biliary Tract Neoplasms distal biliary tract carcinoma malignant pancreatic neoplasm pancreatic neoplasm

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31006, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago

    Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis

    Alicante, Alicante, 03010, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario de Castellón

    Castellon, Castellón, 12004, Spain

  • Hospital Mútua de Terrassa

    Terrassa, Catalonia, 08221, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08907, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

    Granada, Granada, 18014, Spain

  • Hospital de Sant Pau i de la Santa Creu

    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08041, Spain