Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Pancreatitis in High Risk Patients

Summary

Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the pancreas and bile duct. Preliminary data has shown that non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, when administered rectally, can reduce the risk of pancreatitis after ERCP. This study is intended to definitively determine whether rectally administered indomethacin (a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug)is effective at preventing pancreatitis after ERCP.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2011-07

Completion

2011-07

Publications

• Elmunzer BJ, Scheiman JM, Lehman GA, Chak A, Mosler P, Higgins PD, Hayward RA, Romagnuolo J, Elta GH, Sherman S, Waljee AK, Repaka A, Atkinson MR, Cote GA, Kwon RS, McHenry L, Piraka CR, Wamsteker EJ, Watkins JL, Korsnes SJ, Schmidt SE, Turner SM, Nicholson S, Fogel EL; U.S. Cooperative for Outcomes Research in Endoscopy (USCORE). A randomized trial of rectal indomethacin to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 12;366(15):1414-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1111103.

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