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A Quality of Life Study in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the participant's health-related quality of life before and after the biliary drainage procedure. The study will also help us learn whether having a drainage catheter or a stent placed during the procedure makes a difference in the participant's quality of life.
Official title: Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage For Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
118
Start Date
2018-09-11
Completion Date
2026-09
Last Updated
2025-07-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
FACT-Hep
Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) assessments at baseline and at three time points post-procedure: 4 weeks (+/- 1 weeks), 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks), and 6 months (+/- 2 weeks).
Locations (5)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States