Alteplase for Percutaneous Treatment of Loculated Abdominopelvic Abscesses

NCT00284739 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2015-02-26

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Summary

Intracavitary injection of low dose alteplase into loculated abdominopelvic abscesses will reduce the duration of percutaneous drainage and increase the proportion of successful drainages.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Pelvic Abscess

Interventions

DRUG

Alteplase

2mg or 4mg given twice daily for three days into loculated abscess

OTHER

saline

saline injection twice daily for three days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Genentech, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Kaiser Permanente

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hyo-Chun Yoon, MD, PhD · Kaiser Permanente

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-10-31
Completion
2007-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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