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New disposable scope aims to improve bile duct stone removal and diagnosis

NCT ID NCT07120295

Diagnosis Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study is testing a new, single-use scope called the Dragonfly™ Digital Pancreaticobiliary System. It is designed to help doctors see inside the bile and pancreatic ducts during an endoscopy. The study will enroll up to 75 adults with bile duct stones or narrowings (strictures) that are hard to treat with standard methods. The goal is to see if the scope can effectively break up stones and get good tissue samples for diagnosis.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Dragonfly™ Digital Pancreaticobiliary System (single-use scope)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a more effective tool for diagnosing and treating bile duct stones and strictures during endoscopy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase study with only 75 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not work as well as expected or could have technical issues.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 75 people

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

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

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

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision to sign and date the consent form; 2. Adult patients ≥ 21 years old; 3. Any patient who is required to undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure with the clinical need to perform cholangioscopy for: 1. Indeterminate biliary stricture, or 2. Failed biliary stone extraction with conventional techniques. 4. Willing and able to follow study procedures and comply with study follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy or lactation; 2. Surgically or physiologically altered GI anatomy that precludes advancement of the duodenoscope for biliary cannulation; 3. Patients on anti-coagulants and anti-platelet medications that cannot be withheld pre-procedure, except for aspirin, 81mg; 4. Coagulopathy (INR \> 1.8) or thrombocytopenia (Platelets \< 50,000) that is not correctable and felt to be a contraindication to proceeding with biopsy or lithotripsy per the treating endoscopist; 5. Active suppurative cholangitis with evidence of purulent drainage at the time of papilla visualization; 6. Patients who are not candidates for anesthesia to permit ERCP.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bile duct adenocarcinoma bile duct carcinoma bile duct neoplasm choledocholithiasis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Bile duct adenocarcinoma Bile duct carcinoma

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Universtiy of Colorado Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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