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Erythromycin Versus Gastric Lavage to Improve Quality of Endoscopy in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

NCT01716572 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2015-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The researchers will investigate whether erythromycin infusion is better than gastric lavage prior to emergency endoscopy to improve the quality of examination in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Conditions

  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • Hematemesis

Interventions

DRUG

Erythromycin

Intravenous 250 mg of erythromycin, single-dose, 30 minutes before the endoscopy

PROCEDURE

gastric lavage

gastric lavage by nasogastric tube with 1 liter of saline before the endoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonio Soriano, M D, Ph D · Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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