Effect of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus block on the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis (EPOCH Trial): study protocol for a randomized multicenter sham-controlled trial {1}
In this study, the effect of celiac plexus block on abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis will be compared to a sham intervention. This randomized trial will offer a definitive assessment of the role of celiac plexus block for the treatment of abdominal pain in this setting. TRIAL REGISTRATION {2}: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06178315. Registered on December 21, 2023.
Authors
- Prashant Kedia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6472-0902)
- Desiree E. Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-3639)
- Rajesh Puri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6135-7351)
- Shyam J Thakkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8671-9961)
- Santhi Swaroop Vege (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5742-2963)
- Nikhil Ravi Thiruvengadam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0944-9934)
- Thiruvengadam Muniraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4904-2645)
- Nalini M. Guda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-174X)
- Gregory A. Coté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-9302)
- Emily R. Jonica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6456-0520)
- Ji Young Bang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9351-3267)
- Wojciech Błogowski
- Pramod Kumar Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7015-4396)
- Vivek Kumbhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7772-9006)
- Mandeep Sawhney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-6933)
- Charles L. Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8645-5705)
- C. Mel Wilcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5246-3419)
- Timothy B. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4048-9966)
- Wai Chin
- Jorge Machicado
- Field F. Willingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-3001)
- Robert H. Hawes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2709-8530)
- Félix I. Téllez‐Ávila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6667-023X)
- Udayakumar Navaneethan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7677-0349)
- Monica Saumoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-1206)
- Swati Pawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-6470)
- Elaina Vivian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-1391)
- Samuel H. Mardini
- Veeral M. Oza
- Yasmin G. Hernandez‐Barco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1266-3218)
- Akwi W. Asombang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-6772)
- Irving Waxman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-056X)
- Yan Bi
- Linda Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-1696)
- Darwin L. Conwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-7769)
- D. Nageshwar Reddy
- James Buxbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-5238)
- Thomas E. Kowalski
- Rupjyoti Talukdar
- Amit Rastogi
- Paul R. Tarnasky
- Shyam Varadarajulu
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Orlando Health (US)
- Keck Hospital of USC (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Bon Secours Mercy Health (US)
- Methodist Dallas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08478-y
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86