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Draining the bile duct: does it improve daily life for cancer patients?

NCT ID NCT03672019

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tracks quality of life in 118 people with cancer who have a blocked bile duct and undergo a drainage procedure. Participants fill out a questionnaire before the procedure and again at 4 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months after. The goal is to see whether a drainage catheter or a stent leads to better day-to-day well-being.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help doctors understand which drainage method (catheter or stent) better preserves quality of life for people with cancer-related bile duct blockages.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures patient-reported outcomes but does not test a new therapy, so it cannot directly improve survival or cure the underlying cancer.

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Study facts

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

Participants

118 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2018

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Who is studied

Potential research subjects will be identified in the interventional radiology clinic or while admitted based on a request for a biliary drainage procedure from their primary oncologist or surgeon at MSK.

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with known malignancy presenting for treatment of biliary obstruction * Undergoing initial Interventional Radiology PBD procedure * Fluent in English to enable instrument completion * At least18 years of age * Must be physically and mentally capable of completing instruments * Must be able to comprehend and execute informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if: * Indication for drainage is acute, symptomatic cholangitis requiring an emergent procedure * Previous PBD procedure * Presence of an indwelling biliary stent * Medical or psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the consenting professional, prevents appropriate comprehension and execution of either the informed consent or the study instruments

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

biliary tract cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Malignant biliary obstruction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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