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EUS-guided Celiac Plexus Block vs. Sham in Chronic Pancreatitis

RecruitingNot applicableNCT06178315
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The aim of this randomized trial is to assess the efficacy of EUS-CPB in the alleviation of abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Study details

Official title
Randomized Trial of EUS-guided Celiac Plexus Block vs. Sham for Palliation of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis
Interventions
  • Procedure: EUS-guided celiac plexus block
  • Procedure: Sham procedure
Sponsor
Orlando Health, Inc.
Start date
2023-12-07
Primary completion
2025-12-31
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Abdominal pain of at least 3 months duration and a VAS score ≥ 3, with or without the use of narcotic analgesics. * Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis on EUS examination, with ≥ 5 features on EUS. * No other cause of abdominal pain Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years. * History of prior EUS-CPB. * Use of anticoagulants that cannot be discontinued for the procedure. * Clinically significant allergy to bupivacaine or triamcinolone. * Unable to obtain consent for the procedure from either the patient or LAR. * Intrauterine pregnancy.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06178315