Metoclopramide in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test if metoclopramide can improve effectiveness of endoscopic intervention in upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds. The main questions the investigators hope to answer is Does metoclopramide lessen the need for repeat endoscopy, interventional radiology intervention or surgery in cases of upper GI bleed? Does metoclopramide improve visibility of the GI walls in cases of upper GI bleed?

Timeline

Start

2023-05-20

Primary completion

2024-02

Completion

2024-06

Publications

• Background Barkun AN, Bardou M, Martel M, Gralnek IM, Sung JJ. Prokinetics in acute upper GI bleeding: a meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Dec;72(6):1138-45. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.08.011.
• Background Khan R, Gimpaya N, Vargas JI, Ramkissoon A, Seleq S, Gholami R, Akhtar HJ, Bansal R, Scaffidi MA, Amin S, Bollipo S, Kral J, Lui R, Pawlak KM, Sandhu DS, Bilal M, de-Madaria E, Siau K, Charabaty A, Hashim A, Sanchez-Luna SA, Teshima CW, May GR, Mosko JD, Walsh CM, Grover SC. The Toronto Upper Gastrointestinal Cleaning Score: a prospective validation study. Endoscopy. 2023 Feb;55(2):121-128. doi: 10.1055/a-1865-4180. Epub 2022 May 31.
• Background Daram SR, Garretson R. Erythromycin is preferable to metoclopramide as a prokinetic in acute upper GI bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Jul;74(1):234; author reply 234-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.01.059. No abstract available.
• Background Laine L, Barkun AN, Saltzman JR, Martel M, Leontiadis GI. ACG Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 May 1;116(5):899-917. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001245.
• Background Metoclopramide for Acute Upper GI Bleeding - Tabular View - ClinicalTrials.Gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT04771481. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.

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