37°C contrast fluid during ERCP for bile duct cancer
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial studies whether using contrast dye at 37°C (body temperature) during an ERCP procedure helps people with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. If you are having ERCP for this cancer, the study compares the contrast approach to see if it is safer or works better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are diagnosed with hilar cholangiocarcinoma type 1, 2, 3, or 4
- You are between 18 and 90 years old
- You are scheduled to have ERCP (a scope procedure to the bile ducts) for diagnosis or treatment
- Your blood clotting tests are not significantly abnormal (INR must be 1.3 or less) and platelets are not too low
- You do not have active serious problems before the procedure (like acute cholangitis or acute pancreatitis)
- You are not pregnant, and the ERCP is your first one (no previous ERCP), with no certain prior bile-duct/intestinal surgeries
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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