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NCT Number: NCT07495111

Prophylactic PS Placement to Prevent Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Transpapillary GPC for Cholelithiasis With Concomitant Choledocholithiasis

In this multicenter, randomized trial, patients with cholelithiasis with concomitant choledocholithiasis based on inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to receive rectal indomethacin alone or the combination of indomethacin plus a prophylactic pancreatic stent after endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy.Clinical data and patient-reported outcomes are regularly collected at baseline and during follow-up periods. The study aims to analyze the impact of pancreatic duct stent implantation on the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis in gallstone patients treated with ERCP-GPC by comparing the efficacy differences between the experimental and control groups. Additionally, the study investigate the effects of pancreatic duct stent placement post-ERCP on other postoperative complications, conduct a comparative analysis of the economic benefits of placing versus not placing pancreatic duct stents after ERCP, and develop effective clinical strategies for preventing pancreatitis after gallbladder-preserving stone extraction in gallstone patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Cholelithiasis Associated With Common Bile Duct Stones

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Jinan, Shandong, 250063, China

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 18 years or older;
  • Patients with gallbladder stones and common bile duct (CBD) stones confirmed by ultrasound and/or MRCP or other imaging modalities (CT/MRI);
  • Patients with every gallbladder stone ≤1 cm in diameter or sludge-like stones;
  • Patients without a history of gastrointestinal reconstruction surgery,cholecystectomy or previous biliary surgery, includes ERCP;
  • The morphology and size of the gallbladder are essentially normal and the thickness of the gallbladder wall is ≤3 mm;
  • Patients with at least one of the following high-risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP): suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), female sex, history of pancreatitis, difficult cannulation (defined as ≥5 cannulation attempts or ≥5 minutes of cannulation time), pancreatic duct contrast injection, age <35 years, non-dilated extrahepatic bile duct, no history of chronic pancreatitis, normal serum bilirubin, precut sphincterotomy, biliary balloon dilation, incomplete bile duct stone clearance, or intraductal ultrasound ;
  • Patients who voluntarily provide signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with any of the following diagnoses: chronic atrophic cholecystitis, porcelain gallbladder, suspected gallbladder malignancy, or Mirizzi syndrome;
  • Patients with ectopic duodenal papilla or congenital pancreaticobiliary malformations;
  • Patients unfit for ERCP endoscopic treatment due to severe systemic diseases;
  • Patients with severe coagulation dysfunction (defined as an International Normalized Ratio [INR] >1.5) or significant thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50×10⁹/L);
  • Pregnant women;
  • Patients with guidewire entry into the pancreatic duct ≥3 times during the procedure;
  • Patients with allergies to aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs);
  • Patients with congenital or acquired absence of the rectum;
  • Patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Treatment and study plan

Prophylactic pancreatic stent

Device

All procedure-related interventions except for the administration of rectal indomethacin and placement of a prophylactic stent were left to the discretion of the endoscopist.During ERCP, once eligibility was confirmed, patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive a prophylactic stent or not.In patients assigned to the indomethacin plus stent group, endoscopists were expected to attempt stent placement, although the technical approach, including the amount of time and effort expended for this purpose, was not standardized.All patients received 100mg indomethacin suppositories.

rectal indomethacin alone

Drug

rectal indomethacin was used alone in the control group

Primary outcomes

  1. The Proportion of Patients with Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

    Time frame: 24 hours to 72 hours after ERCP

    If a patient exhibits two out of the following three characteristics, a diagnosis of postoperative pancreatitis is made: (1) Abdominal pain consistent with acute pancreatitis, (2) Serum amylase and/or lipase levels at least three times the upper limit of normal, and (3) Abdominal imaging studies showing radiological changes consistent with acute pancreatitis.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The Proportion of Patients with Mild, Moderate or Severe Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

    Time frame: Within 1 months after ERCP

    The severity was defined as mild post-ERCP pancreatitis resulting in a hospitalization of ≤3 days, moderate post-ERCP pancreatitis resulting in a hospitalization of 4-10 days, and severe post-ERCP pancreatitis resulting in a hospitalization of > 10 days, or leading to the development of pancreatic necrosis or pseudocyst, or requiring percutaneous or surgical intervention.

  2. Clinical Success Rate

    Time frame: Within 1 months after ERCP

    Complete removal of gallbladder stones.

  3. The Proportion of Patients with Other Complications

    Time frame: Within 6 months after ERCP

    Other complications mainly include bleeding, cholangitis, cholecystitis, perforation, hypoxemia, hypotension or hypertension, etc.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Zhen Li, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

18560086106

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Other

Collaborators

  • Binzhou Medical University
  • Central Hospital of Zibo
  • Dezhou Hospital Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
  • Liaocheng People's Hospital
  • Linyi People's Hospital
  • Qianfoshan Hospital
  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao)
  • Qingdao Municipal Hospital
  • Rizhao People's Hospital
  • Shandong Province Third hospital
  • Shengli Oilfield Hospital
  • Taian City Central Hospital
  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
  • The Second Hospital of Shandong University
  • Weifang People's Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Prophylactic Pancreatic Stent Placement to Prevent Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder-preserving Cholecystolithotomy for Cholelithiasis With Concomitant Choledocholithiasis

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Mar 27, 2026
Registry last updated
May 18, 2026

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