The Use of Guide Wire in Biliary Cannulation: Angled or Straight Tipped Guide Wire?

Turku University Hospital164 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to prospectively evaluate the deep biliary cannulation in ERCP with the angled tipped guide wire or the straight tipped guide wire.

Patients coming to ERCP examination are being divided randomly to two different groups. The deep biliary cannulation is started with predetermined guide wire. If the cannulation does not succeed in two minutes, the procedure is continued as normal.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

164

Conditions

Deep Biliary Cannulation

Interventions

angled and straight tipped guide wirePROCEDURE

Angled or straight tipped guide wire is used in the beginning of deep biliary cannulation in ERCP . If there is no success, other normal procedures (e.g. double wire cannulation and precut) are performed.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * the need for ERCP assessed by a specialist in gastrointestinal surgery Exclusion Criteria: * prior sphincterotomy * age under 18 * age over 90 * contrast media allergy * inability to give informed consent

Locations (1)

Turku University Hospital

Turku, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The success rate of deep biliary cannulation

Time frame: October 2010

Secondary Outcomes

Frequency of post-ERCP pancreatitis

Time frame: October 2010

time spent to deep biliary cannulation

Time frame: October 2010

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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