Artificial intelligence help for difficult bile duct procedures
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether an AI tool can help doctors find the right spot to place a tube during ERCP. It may help make the procedure quicker and safer for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- Your doctor has planned a procedure called ERCP, which uses a long flexible tube to look at and treat problems in your bile ducts.
- You cannot have a high risk of bleeding (checked with blood tests for clotting and platelets).
- You must not have had a prior sphincterotomy (a cut to widen the bile duct opening).
- You must not have had certain stomach surgeries (like gastric bypass) that change the normal route to the bile duct, and your bile duct opening must be reachable with the scope.
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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