Who is sponsoring NCT03331718?

NCT03331718 is sponsored by University of Toyama.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03331718?

Interventions in NCT03331718: PGA felt reinforcement.

What condition does NCT03331718 study?

NCT03331718 studies Disease of Pancreatic or Periampullary Lesions.

Is NCT03331718 still recruiting?

NCT03331718 is currently status unknown. Last updated 10 May 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-05-10 · How we verify

NCT03331718

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

PoLyglycolic Acid Felt reiNforcEmenT of the PancreaticoJejunostomy (PLANET-PJ Trial)

Status unknown Phase 3 Last updated 10 May 2023

What this trial tests

Phase 3 trial testing PGA felt reinforcement in Disease of Pancreatic or Periampullary Lesions in 514 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

10 October 2018

Primary endpoint
31 December 2021

31 December 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Toyama
Phase	Phase 3
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	514
Start date	10 October 2018
Primary completion	31 December 2021
Estimated completion	31 December 2024
Sites	1 location across Japan

Drugs / interventions tested

PGA felt reinforcement — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Disease of Pancreatic or Periampullary Lesions — all drugs for Disease of Pancreatic or Periampullary Lesions →

Sponsor

University of Toyama

Who can join

20 and older, any sex, with Disease of Pancreatic or Periampullary Lesions. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The polyglycolic acid (PGA) felt is a felt-like absorbable suture reinforcing material. The pancreatojejunostomy aimed at reducing POPF is not established at present. We devised a new method using doubly PGA felt. This study is a multicenter, randomized phase III trial between Japan and Korea to verify the usefulness of this double coating of PGA felt.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

The efficacy of polyglycolic acid felt reinforcement in preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticojejunostomy in patients with main pancreatic duct less than 3 mm in diameter and soft pancreas undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (PLANET-PJ trial): study protocol f
Shibuya K, Jang JY, Satoi S, Sho M, et al · · 2019 · cited 7× · PMID 31399139 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-019-3595-x
Effect of artificial or autologous coverage of the pancreatic remnant or anastomosis on postoperative pancreatic fistulas after partial pancreatectomy: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Walber JK, Antony P, Strothmann H, Kalkum E, et al · · 2024 · cited 2× · PMID 38814751 · DOI 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae059
Effect of Double Layer Polyglycolic Acid Felt for Reducing Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Control Trial (PLANET-PJ trial).
Shibuya K, Park JS, Kwon W, Kawai M, et al · · 2026 · PMID 40728222 · DOI 10.1097/sla.0000000000006857

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ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03331718 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Toyama
Last refreshed: 10 May 2023

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