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Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary Drainage for Biliary Tract Cancer (BILPAL Trial)

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Led By Michel Kahaleh, MD
Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years from randomization
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BILPAL Trial Summary

This Endoscopic Ultrasound guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD) vs. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP-TP) trial (BILPAL) is a randomized controlled multicenter trial that will provide evidence whether or not traditional ERCP biliary drainage is to be performed in patients with obstruction in bile duct due to unresectable pancreatic head or periampullary tumor.

Eligible Conditions
  • Biliary Tract Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
  • Biliary Obstruction
  • Periampullary Cancer
  • Periampullary Carcinoma

BILPAL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years from randomization
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years from randomization for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Efficacy of Stent Patency
Secondary outcome measures
Clinical Success
Quality of Life
Safety evaluation: Assessment of number and frequency of procedure related adverse events within 1 month of the procedure
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BILPAL Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biliary DrainageActive Control1 Intervention
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided biliary drainage with stent placement. EUS via either stomach or duodenum.
Group II: ERCPPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography with transpapillary biliary stent placement only.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor
1,055 Previous Clinical Trials
1,316,175 Total Patients Enrolled
Michel Kahaleh, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
13 Previous Clinical Trials
24,323 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
EUS BD vs ERCP TP for Pancreatic Cancer
Michel Kahaleh 2016. "EUS BD vs ERCP TP for Pancreatic Cancer". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03063554.
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