Skip to content

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Oral Dissolving Metoclopramide Before Video Capsule Endoscopy

A Prospective, Single Center, Randomized, Single Blinded Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Oral Dissolving Metoclopramide Before Video Capsule Endoscopy.

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01631994
Enrollment
6
Registered
2012-06-29
Start date
2011-09-30
Completion date
2015-03-31
Last updated
2023-04-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gastric Transit Time

Keywords

metoclopramide video capsule endoscopy gastric transit time

Brief summary

Summary: This study investigates the use of oral dissolving metoclopramide during standard video capsule endoscopy. Metoclopramide is a pro -motility agent, that is, this medication helps with movement through the stomach and small bowel. This study will help us determine the effectiveness of oral dissolving metoclopramide on transit time through the stomach and small bowel of the video capsule that is ingested. This study may help with better diagnoses of pathology in the small bowel. Each patient enrolled in the study will either be assigned to a group that only ingests the capsule or the group that receives the oral dissolving metoclopramide plus capsule. Each patient will undergo the same standard procedures and precaution used during standard video capsule endoscopy. The patients that will qualify for the study are patients that are in need of video capsule endoscopy for further imaging of the small bowel. The patients must meet the inclusion criteria provided in the protocol and must not meet any of the exclusion criteria in the protocol. The hypothesis is that the patients that ingest the metoclopramide will have better capsule images and transit time and will allow for enhanced diagnosis of small bowel pathology.

Interventions

DRUGmetoclopramide

1 tablet of 10mg of oral dissolving metoclopramide will be taken by patient 45 minutes prior to ingestion of the capsule.

Sponsors

Winthrop University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients 18 years - 70 years old, male or female, belonging to any race or ethnic origin. 2. Patients necessitating video capsule endoscopy. 3. Patients who are willing and competent to sign an informed consent and to comply with study related visits and procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients below the age of 18 or greater than 70 years old. 2. Pregnant patients 3. Patients with a documented history of Parkinson's Disease or Parkinsonian Symptoms, Tardive Dyskinesia, history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, history or seizure disorder. 4. Patients who are currently taking antipsychotic medications including typical and atypical antipsychotics. 5. Patients taking other drugs that may cause extrapyramidal reactions. 6. Patients with a history of cirrhosis or congestive heart failure. 7. Patients with a history of depression. 8. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension. 9. Patients with renal impairment, creatinine clearance \< 40ml/minute. 10. Patients who have massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage, mechanical obstruction, or perforation. 11. Patients with a known history of pheochromocytoma, as this may precipitate hypertensive crisis. 12. Patients with a known sensitivity or intolerance to metoclopramide. 13. Patients who, in the investigator's opinion, are medically unstable, are unable to give informed consent, or whose risks outweigh the benefits of participating in the study. 14. Vulnerable subjects: Prisoners, persons with decisional incapacity, and any person who are directly involved in the study, including their immediate family members, and anybody who may have any conflict of interest.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Gastric Transit TimeDay 1Time for transit through small intestine.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This study was ended early, only 6 patients were enrolled, 2 to the research arm, 4 to the control arm.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oral Dissolving Metoclopramide
Patient's in this arm will receive the oral dissolving metoclopramide along with the capsule during capsule endoscopy. metoclopramide: 1 tablet of 10mg of oral dissolving metoclopramide will be taken by patient 45 minutes prior to ingestion of the capsule.
2
Control Group
This is the control group that will only ingest the capsule during video capsule endoscopy.
4
Total6

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOral Dissolving MetoclopramideControl GroupTotal
Age, Continuous40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5
40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5
40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5
Region of Enrollment
United States
2 participants4 participants6 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 00 / 0
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 00 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 00 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Gastric Transit Time

Time for transit through small intestine.

Time frame: Day 1

Population: No data were collected from the enrolled participants. Study was terminated prior to collection of data.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026