Effect of 37℃ Non-ionic Contrast Agent During ERCP Procedure in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

December 19, 2025 updated by: Xun Li, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province

Effect of 37℃ Non-ionic Contrast Agent During ERCP Procedure in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: A Prospective Double-blind Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of normal temperature and 37℃ non-ionic contrast agent acting on ERCP-related cholangeitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Study Overview

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

At present, the common used contrast agent in ERCP is composed of ionic and non-ionic type, and the latter's advantages lie in its slighter toxic-and-side effect and favorable security. When heated to 37℃, the 20 ℃ contrast agents would be diluted to 50% consistency, then a shorter time period of its intravascular and other intracavitary stay would add to less cell damage. And the applications of heated non-ionic contrast agents could be found in computed tomography angiography(CTA), hysterosalpingography (HSG) and cystourethrography, and consequently the patients with the intervention of heated non-ionic contrast agents felt more comfortable and fewer adverse reactions could be observed. Nevertheless, heated contrast agent was rarely reported to act in ERCP. It's theoretically possible that its heat-reduced lower mucosity could help the contrast agent itself to drainage, so that the incidence of cholangeitis could be under control.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

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100

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: Xun Li, M.D., Ph. D.
  • Phone Number: +8613993138612
  • Email: drlixun@163.com

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Wenbo Meng, M.D., Ph. D.
  • Phone Number: +8613919177177
  • Email: mengwb@lzu.edu.cn

Study Locations

  • China
    • Gansu
      • Lanzhou, Gansu, China, 730000
        • The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
    • Shaanxi
      • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710061
        • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'An Jiaotong University
        • Contact:
    • Tianjin Municipality
      • Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China, 300100
        • Tianjin Nankai Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma;
  • Age: 18~90 years old;
  • Underwent diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP;

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Coagulation dysfunction(INR>1.3) or/and low peripheral blood platelet count （PLT <50x10^9/L）;
  • Preoperative acute cholangitis;
  • Preoperative acute pancreatitis;
  • Preoperative hemobilia or hemorrhage of digestive tract;
  • Preoperative liver failure;
  • Combined with Mirizzi syndrome and intrahepatic bile duct stones;
  • Preoperative malignant tumor of biliary system such as carcinoma of head of pancreas, gallbladder carcinoma;
  • Biliary-duodenal fistula confirmed during ERCP;
  • A history of reconstructive surgery for upper digestive tract except Billroth Ⅰand a history of cholangioenterostomy including cholangio-jejunostomy and side to side anastomosis of the bile duct and duodenum;
  • Previous ERCP;
  • Pregnant women

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Injection of 37℃ contrast agent
Nonionic contrast agent is heated to 37℃ during ERCP when injection of contrast agent
Procedure: Injection of 37℃ contrast agent
Nonionic contrast agent is heated to 37℃ in a incubator when injection of contrast agent
No Intervention: Injection of normal contrast agent
Normal temperature nonionic contrast agent can be used in ERCP when injection of contrast agent

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with Acute cholangitis
Time Frame: 2 weeks
Acute cholangitis is defined if patients experienced abdominal pain, high fever(over 38.5℃), or chill after procedure in 2 weeks
2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The ease of injection
Time Frame: During procedures
The ease of contrast agent injection has been considered by ERCP assistant, a questionnaire is required to assign by the assistant
During procedures
Number of Participants With Abnormal Laboratory Values
Time Frame: 4 days
9 parameter will be collected in day 2 and day 4 after procedures. Abnormal in Total bilirubin (TBIL), White Blood Count (WBC), N%,Platelet( PLT), Procalcitonin(PCT) or C-reactive protein(CRP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and Gamma - glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) required to be documented
4 days
Operation time
Time Frame: intraoperative
Total time of procedure
intraoperative
X-ray exposure time
Time Frame: intraoperative
The total time of X-ray exposure
intraoperative
Number of participants with Post-ERCP pancreatitis
Time Frame: 1 months
Post-ERCP pancreatitis is defined if patients experienced abdominal pain for more than 24h after ERCP, accompanying with amylase or lipase more than 3 times equal to the upper limit of normal value.
1 months

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Xun Li, M.D., Ph. D., Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

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April 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

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December 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

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December 1, 2028

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First Submitted

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March 26, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 3, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

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April 7, 2017

Study Record Updates

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December 26, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 19, 2025

Last Verified

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December 1, 2025

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  • 37℃ Contrast Agent in ERCP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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