New registry aims to improve bile duct stone removal
NCT ID NCT05210322
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a registry that collects information from patients who have a procedure called percutaneous cholangiopancreatoscopy (PCPS). During PCPS, doctors use a tiny camera to see inside the bile ducts and remove stones or take tissue samples. The goal is to learn how well the procedure works and how it affects patients' recovery. About 679 adults at several U.S. hospitals will have their data recorded for up to three years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help doctors better understand how to remove bile duct stones or diagnose blockages with fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects existing data and does not test a new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly lead to a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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679 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
The study population includes patients with clinical indication for the cholangiopancreatoscopy procedure.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Male or female adults * 18 years of age and older * Patients undergoing clinically indicated percutaneous cholangiopancreatoscopy procedure at the Johns Hopkins Hospital or one of the registry sites. * Willing and able to understand and sign a written informed consent document for the prospective component of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Children (\< 18 years of age)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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