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Objectives:

Blood in stomach & oesophagus in patients with variceal bleeding often obscures the endoscopic view & makes endoscopic intervention difficult to perform. Erythromycin, a motilin agonist induces gastric emptying. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Erythromycin on endoscopic visibility and its outcome.


Clinical Trial Description

Methods:

Adult patients with liver cirrhosis or stigmata of chronic liver disease presenting with hematemesis and or melena within previous 12 hours were randomized in a double blind trial to receive either 125 mg erythromycin or placebo 30 minutes before endoscopy. The primary end points were endoscopic visibility assessed by objective scoring system & mean endoscopy duration. Secondary end points were need for repeat endoscopy and blood transfusions within 24 hours of first endoscopy , endoscopy related complications and length of hospital stay. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT01060267
Study type Interventional
Source King Abdulaziz Medical City
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 2007
Completion date August 2009

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