Scientists hunt for clues to prevent a common complication after pancreatic cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07022015
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 100 people who have had a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) for cancers of the pancreas or nearby areas. The goal is to find factors before, during, and after surgery that raise the risk of a pancreatic fistula—a leak of digestive fluid that can cause serious problems. By identifying these risk factors, doctors may one day better predict and prevent this complication.
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 could help surgeons identify patients at higher risk for pancreatic fistula, potentially leading to better prevention and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center observational study. It aims to find risk factors, not test a treatment, so it may not change practice on its own.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients with resectable distal common bile duct carcinoma, periampullary carcinoma, duodenal carcinoma, and carcinoma of the head of the pancreas. * Patients meeting the curative treatment intent in accordance with clinical guidelines: * No evidence of metastasis. * Radiological non-involvement of superior mesenteric vein \& portal vein. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores I \& II. * Patients aged \> 18 years. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document * Agreement to complete the study Exclusion Criteria: * Unfit patients for surgery due to severe medical illness. * Inoperable patients with distant metastases, including peritoneal, liver, distant lymph node metastases, and involvement of other organs. * Irresectable tumors in diagnostic laparoscopy. * History of other malignant disease. * Pregnant or breast-feeding women. * Patients with serious mental disorders. * Patients with vascular invasion and requiring vascular resection as evaluated by the multidisciplinary team according to abdominal imaging data. * Pancreatoduodenectomy for other diagnosis like cystic lesions, benign tumors or chronic calcific pancreatitis * Patients refused to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Liver and GIT hospital , Minia University
RECRUITINGMinya, 61519, Egypt
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