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Freezing out dead tissue: new tool could transform pancreatic necrosis treatment

NCT ID NCT06553651

Disease control Sponsor: Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests a freezing device called a cryoprobe to remove dead tissue from the pancreas in people with a serious complication of acute pancreatitis. Instead of using standard tools like forceps or snares, the cryoprobe freezes the dead tissue so it can be pulled out more easily. The trial will enroll 20 adults and check if the method is safe and removes at least 70% of the dead tissue.

What this could mean

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Active substance
cryoprobe (freezing device)
What this could lead to
If successful, this freezing method could make it easier and safer to remove dead pancreatic tissue, reducing complications and improving recovery for patients with pancreatic necrosis.
What could go wrong
This is a very small early study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The freezing technique may not work better than current methods and could still cause bleeding or infection.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Dec 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jun 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects aged 18 years and above, inclusive of both males and females. * Patients with symptomatic pancreatic necrosis resulting from acute pancreatitis, indicated for endoscopic necrosectomy following endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage. * Imaging indicative of ≥30% necrotic material within the pancreas. * Walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) size ≥6 cm. * Subjects able to tolerate repeated endoscopic procedures. * Capacity for providing informed consent. * Understanding of study requirements, provision of written informed consent, and willingness and ability to attend required follow-up assessments through 21 (+/- 7) days. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent. * Unwillingness to undergo repeated endoscopies. * Presence of documented Pseudoaneurysm \> 1cm within the WOPN. * Intervening gastric varices or unavoidable blood vessels within the access tract. * Use of dual antiplatelet therapy or therapeutic anticoagulation that cannot be temporarily discontinued. * Any condition deemed by the investigator to compromise the safety of undergoing an endoscopic procedure. * Pregnancy, lactation, or absence of reliable contraception in women of childbearing potential. * Current enrollment in another investigational trial with potential to interfere with this study's endpoint analyses.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute necrotizing pancreatitis acute pancreatitis Necrosis pancreatitis Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Acute pancreatic necrosis Acute pancreatitis Necrosis Necrosis pancreas Pancreatic necrosis Walled off pancreatic necrosis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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