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Effectiveness of Prophylactic Antibiotics to Prevent Post Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography Bacteremia in Biliary Obstruction Patient

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Yonsei University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Klatskin Tumor
Bile Duct Cancer Resectable
Biliary Obstructive Disease Such as Choledocholithiasis
Peri-ampullary Cancer
Benign Biliary Stricture

Treatments

Biological: Pacetin® (cefoxitin)
Biological: Placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02958059
4-2015-0596

Details and patient eligibility

About

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is advanced endoscopic technique that allows minimally invasive management of biliary and pancreatic disorders. However, the incidence of infectious complication of ERCP is considerable. Transient blood stream infection after ERCP has been reported in a high ratio, up to 27% and post-ERCP infection accounts for about 10% of the major complications associated with mortality.

Although prophylactic use of antibiotics is generally not recommend in all cases, debates about the prophylactic use of antibiotics continues and prophylactic use of antibiotics is recommend in case of ERCP that incomplete biliary drainage is expected.

In this study, researchers will use prophylactic antibiotics in patients with biliary obstruction who have high-risk of post-ERCP bacteremia. Antibiotics regimen is selected based on the data of our institution, and administered to patients before ERCP procedure.

Enrollment

400 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

19+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with biliary obstructive disease (Benign or Malignant)
  • 19 year-old and older than 19 year-old

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 19 year-old
  • Patients with leukocytosis (WBC ≥ 11,000/mm3)
  • Body temperature ≥ 38 °C within 72 hours before ERCP
  • History of antibiotics administration due to cholangitis, cholecystitis or sepsis within 72 hours before ERCP
  • Pregnancy women
  • Patients with allergy to beta-lactam

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

400 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Treatment
Experimental group
Description:
The intervention group
Treatment:
Biological: Pacetin® (cefoxitin)
Comparator
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
The comparator group
Treatment:
Biological: Placebo

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Seung Min Bang, MD

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