Primary Biliary Cholangitis Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- You have been diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), a liver/bile duct condition, and have a severely narrowed bile duct (called a "high grade stricture")
Who may not be able to join:
- You have had a stent placed or a balloon procedure to open a bile duct in the last 4 months
- You currently have signs of a serious bile duct infection (called bacterial cholangitis)
- Your dose or type of a medication called UDCA (ursodeoxycholic acid) has been changed in the last 4 weeks
- You are not able to give your own consent to take part in the trial
- You have advanced liver scarring (cirrhosis) with a severity score above a certain level (confirm with trial site)
- Your liver disease is considered severe enough that your expected survival without a transplant is less than 2 years, based on a specific scoring system (confirm with trial site)
- There is a suspicion that you may have a type of bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), based on scans or blood test results
- You currently have any other type of cancer, apart from a common and treatable skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma
- Your overall life expectancy is estimated to be less than 24 months
- You are pregnant at the time of screening
- You have HIV, or active or long-term hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection, or have had problems with drug or alcohol misuse in the last 2 years
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Deployment of biodegradable stent placement across stricture at ERC in 20 patients
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 28 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.