Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Somatostatin in the Treatment of Acute Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

NCT ID: NCT00152399

Last Updated: 2012-09-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

370 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-09-30

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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To assess the efficacy and safety of the early administration of somatostatin in infusion during 72 hours plus 2 boluses, compared to placebo in the control of acute severe UGIB with suspicion of PUB.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Peptic Ulcer

Keywords

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Peptic ulcer bleeding, upper intestinal bleeding, endoscopy, somatostatin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Somatostatin UCB (drug)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female non-cirrhotic patients at least 18 years old suspected to bleed from PU.
* Patients with haematemesis and/or hematochezia and/or melena which have been observed by a member of a clinical team (GP, hospital physician, nurse, ...).
* Either, documented signs of hypovolemia related to the current bleeding episode Or, occurrence of symptoms of hypovolemia

Exclusion Criteria

* Treatment of the present bleeding episode with somatostatin or its analogues, vasoactive drugs, or endoscopic therapy.
* Any treatment with PPIs (IV or per os) within the last 48 hours preceding randomisation.
* Treatment (endotherapy or pharmacotherapy) for upper gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding in the last 30 days.
* Deficient haemostasis (platelets \< 40 x 109/l, international normalised ratio of the prothrombin time \> 1.5 (or prothrombin time \< 70%), or activated partial thromboplastin time \> 40 seconds (or according to the normal ranges validated, from local lab))
* Anticoagulant therapy (vitamin K antagonists or heparin including LMW heparins)
* Terminal stage illness in which endoscopy is contraindicated
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Tatiana Kharkevitch, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UCB Pharma

Locations

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Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Leuven, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Angers, , France

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Bobigny, , France

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Créteil, , France

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Paris, , France

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Villejuif, , France

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Athens, , Greece

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Crete-Hellas, , Greece

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Győr, , Hungary

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Kaposvár, , Hungary

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Vác, , Hungary

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Pruszków, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Alicante, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Countries

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Belgium France Greece Hungary Poland Spain

Other Identifiers

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9823

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id