Flushing of Internalized Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Catheters
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is a drainage method for biliary obstruction. Patients with a PTBD catheter often need multiple re-interventions because of symptoms of catheter obstruction such as pain, jaundice, pruritus, leakage and/or fever. The onset of these symptoms results in hospital visits, opening of the external catheter of an internal external PTBD and re-interventions. The investigators hypothesize that daily flushing of an internal external biliary catheter will increase the time-to-symptom-onset.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
⁃ Patient with obstruction of the bile duct(s) planned for internal external PTBD;
• Proficient in Dutch language;
• Written informed consent.
Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
ErasmusMC
RECRUITING
Rotterdam
Contact Information
Primary
laurens Groenendijk
l.groenendijk@erasmusmc.nl
31 0 7033612
Backup
Louise van Dijk
imaging.trialbureau@erasmusmc.nl
31 10 7033612
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-06-01
Completion Date: 2025-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 38
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention
flushing of internal external PTBD catheter 3 times a day
No_intervention: Standard of Care
no flushing of PTBD catheter
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Erasmus Medical Center