Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Periampullary Neoplasms: Retrospective

Periampullary Neoplasms Clinical Trial

Official title:

EUS Staging Accuracy of Periampullary Neoplasms: a Retrospective Review

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00880633
• Other study ID #: 0703-58
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 13, 2009
• Last updated: February 16, 2011
• Start date: April 2007
• Est. completion date: February 2009

Study information

• Verified date: February 2011
• Source: Indiana University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine the degree to which a biliary stent affects EUS staging accuracy of ampullary tumors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: February 2009
• Est. primary completion date: January 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients will be identified retrospectively through an existing Indiana University Medical Center EUS database and pathology database.

• Patients with and without biliary stents will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients that were suspected to have ampullary tumors but who were ultimately found to have a normal ampulla will be excluded.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neoplasms
• Periampullary Neoplasms

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Indiana University Hospital	Indianapolis	Indiana

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Indiana University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The presence of a biliary stent decreases EUS staging accuracy due to the intervening shadow artifacts			No