What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are EUS-CPN without bupivacaine, or EUS-CPN with bupivacaine. The registry lists allocation as randomized. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) allows EUS-guided trans gastric injection of absolute alcohol around the base of the celiac plexus (celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN)), to help alleviate pain associated with pancreatic cancer.
They plan to enroll about 180 people at Montreal. Taking part typically means a procedure as part of the study plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis (EUS-CPN) With and Without Bupivacaine
Interventions: EUS-CPN without bupivacaine, EUS-CPN with bupivacaine
Primary outcome (registry wording): Change in Likert pain scores