Non-Complex Biliary Stones DSC vs ERC

NCT ID: NCT03421340

Last Updated: 2025-01-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-21

Study Completion Date

2023-10-08

Brief Summary

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To prospectively compare non-complex biliary stone clearance using fluoroscopy/radiation-free direct solitary cholangioscopy (DSC) utilizing the SpyGlass™ system with non-complex biliary stone clearance using standard endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC).

Detailed Description

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The objective of this study is to prospectively compare non-complex biliary stone clearance using fluoroscopy/radiation-free direct solitary cholangioscopy (DSC) utilizing the SpyGlass™ system with non-complex biliary stone clearance using standard endoscopic retrograde cholangioscopy (ERC).

Conditions

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Biliary Stones

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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ERC Arm

After screening examination and confirmed presence of non-complex bile duct stone by image, patients will be randomly assigned by stratified randomization to Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangioscopy (ERC) treatment.

Group Type OTHER

ERC

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standard of care stone removal with fluoroscopy.

DSC Arm

After screening examination and confirmed presence of non-complex bile duct stone by imagine, patients will be randomly assigned by stratified randomization to fluoroscopy/radiation-free direct solitary cholangioscopy (DSC).

Group Type OTHER

DSC

Intervention Type DEVICE

Stone removal without fluoroscopy using the SpyGlass device.

Interventions

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DSC

Stone removal without fluoroscopy using the SpyGlass device.

Intervention Type DEVICE

ERC

Standard of care stone removal with fluoroscopy.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Direct Solitary Cholangioscopy Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years or older
2. Abdominal pain consistent with choledocholithiasis (procedure possible within 72 hours of onset of symptoms and imaging suggesting choledocholithiasis, contingent on persistent abdominal pain)
3. Abnormal LFTs
4. Non-complex biliary stone disease, defined as 5 or fewer stones in the common bile or common hepatic duct with largest stone no larger than 10 mm in size. If stones not seen on imaging (US, CT) the bile duct diameter should be ≤12 mm\*

\* Given the poor sensitivity (approximately 20%) for biliary stones of CT and US, the diameter of the dilated CBD is used as a surrogate for largest stone diameter
5. Availability of non-invasive imaging to determine the diameter of the bile duct and number and size of bile duct stones if visible on imaging

1. If probability of stones is high per investigator assessment based on ASGE criteria, any standard of practice imaging modality (eg. abdominal US) is acceptable.
2. If the probability of stones is either intermediate or low per investigator assessment based on ASGE criteria, MRCP or EUS imaging is required to confirm presence of stones.
6. Willing and able to comply with the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Potentially vulnerable subjects, including but not limited to pregnant women and subjects in whom an endoscopic procedure is contraindicated
2. Location of the stones in intrahepatic ducts, cystic duct or proximal to strictures
3. Bile duct stricture noted distal to stone on MRCP, which would make extraction without lithotripsy impossible
4. Ongoing cholangitis at time of randomization, manifested by fever with tachycardia and hypotension or evidence of pus at the ampulla
5. Patients with prior biliary sphincterotomy
6. Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
7. Acute pancreatitis, defined as abdominal pain and serum concentration of pancreatic enzymes \[lipase (required), amylase (optional)\] three or more times the upper limit of normal
8. Surgically altered gastro-duodenal luminal anatomy other than prior Billroth I reconstruction, as these would be anticipated to lead to more complicated procedures
9. Coagulopathy or ongoing need for anti-coagulation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boston Scientific Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Subhash Banerjee, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Nirav Thosani, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Univeristy of Texas Health Sciences

Raj J Shah, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado, Denver

Mohan Ramchandani, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Asian Institure of Gastroenterology

Guido Costamagna, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundazione Policlinico Universitario

Rungsun Rerknimitr, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Janak N Shah, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ochsner Health System

Mahesh Goenka, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata

Locations

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Hospital, Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Ertan Digestive Disease Center - University of Texas Health Science Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

Hyderabad, Somajiguda, India

Site Status

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Site Status

Fundazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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United States India Italy Thailand

References

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Ridtitid W, Rerknimitr R, Ramchandani M, Lakhtakia S, Shah RJ, Shah JN, Thosani N, Goenka MK, Costamagna G, Wagh MS, Perri V, Peetermans J, Goswamy PG, Liu Z, Yin S, Banerjee S. Endoscopic clearance of non-complex biliary stones using fluoroscopy-free direct solitary cholangioscopy: Initial multicenter experience. DEN Open. 2023 Jun 1;4(1):e241. doi: 10.1002/deo2.241. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37273518 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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E7131

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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