International Clinical Trial: Suprapapillary stent-by-stent deployment with slim-fully covered metal stents versus plastic stens for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction

Geneva, Aug. 29 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (JPRN-jRCT1040250073) titled 'Suprapapillary stent-by-stent deployment with slim-fully covered metal stents versus plastic stens for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction' on Aug. 5.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: randomized controlled trial, open(masking not used), active control, parallel assignment, treatment purpose

Primary Sponsor: Inoue Tadahisa

Condition: Malignant hilar biliary obstruction

Intervention: The current first-line treatment for unresectable malignant hilar biliary stricture at many institutions in Japan is the placement of multiple intraductal plastic stents (SBS placement). This study aims t...