HDUPE 2004: Gastro-Oesophageal Haemorrhage in Emergency : Gastric Préparation to Endoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Gastric lavage is usually used for gastric preparation before endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, the benefit-risk balance of putting a nasogastric tube in these patients is not clearly defined. This randomized trial is aimed to determine if the use of erythromycin IV before endoscopy could avoid to put a gastric tube for the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Treatments: Erythromycin; Erythromycin Estolate; Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate; Erythromycin stearate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hematemesis or melaena

• No QT enlargement

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusing endoscopy

• Glasgow < 15