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Feasibility of Endoscopic Pylorotomy in the Treatment of Refractory Gastroparesis, Pilot Study.

Feasibility of Endoscopic Pylorotomy in the Treatment of Refractory Gastroparesis, Pilot Study.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02779920
Acronym
GASTROPOP
Enrollment
20
Registered
2016-05-23
Start date
2016-04-30
Completion date
2017-07-31
Last updated
2020-03-18

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

Conditions

Gastroparesis

Keywords

refractory gastroparesis, per oral pyloromyotomy

Brief summary

Gastroparesis is a common chronic condition, disabling the limited therapeutic resources justifying the exploration of new therapeutic possibilities. By analogy to the technique of Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), we believe that myotomy pyloric muscle (POP = Per Oral Pyloromyotomy) endoscopically could become a treatment of choice in the refractory gastroparesis with drug treatments by attacking the pyloric obstacle often spastic that counteracts an effective gastric emptying.

Detailed description

Experimental study, prospective, single-center, POP feasibility pilot in the treatment of refractory gastroparesis. Patients with gastroparesis (significant prolongation of gastric emptying) unimproved by prokinetic treatment and meet all the eligibility criteria will be included after a period of reflection of two weeks minimum. 20 patients will be prospectively included 10 patients with diabetic gastroparesis, 10 patients with non-diabetic gastroparesis (post-surgical, post-Sjogren, idiopathic). POP will be performed under general anesthesia in intubated-ventilated patients using a carbon dioxide (CO2) inflator. The published standard technique and learned by our team on the pig model will be conducted: submucosal tunnel at the anterior surface of the gastric antrum starting 3-5 cm proximal to the pylorus front section to the fiber by fiber to the muscular pyloric, then closing the inlet tunnel by hemostatic clips. An evaluation of symptoms by the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (ISCC) of the quality of life of the patient Assessment of upper gastrointestinal disorders-Quality Of Life (PAGI-QoL), SF-36 and gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI ) and gastric emptying by a scintigraphic gastric emptying will be carried out at 3 months.

Interventions

PROCEDUREper oral pylorotomy

The procedure is endoscopic pylorotomy. The standard procedure consists in the realization of a longitudinal incision of 2 cm at the anterior surface of the gastric antrum at 5 cm from the pylorus after a submucosal injection of a solution containing 85% saline 10% glycerol and 5% fructose. This longitudinal incision serve as an input for producing a submucosal tunnel dissected fibers gastric submucosa step. The internal circular of the pyloric muscle is then severed fiber after fiber over its entire length and its entire thickness. Once the pyloric section completed, the tunnel inlet will be closed by means of hemostatic clips.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Limoges
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient with refractory gastroparesis to drug treatment (post-diabetic, post-Sjogren, postsurgical or idiopathic) * Signed Consent * Affiliate or beneficiary of a French social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to gastroesophageal gastroduodenal endoscopy, * Early Unable to follow protocol, * Contraindications to general anesthesia, * Can not Stop anticoagulants for the gesture, * Can not stop antiplatelet agents for the gesture, * Pregnant or lactating women, * Gastric resection surgery History of pyloric * Patients under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard justice, * Disorders of hemostasis against-indicating the endoscopic procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of technical success for endoscopic pylorotomy on the total number of gestures.3 monthsTechnical feasibility will be the feasibility of endoscopic pylorotomy gesture by the technique of the tunnel.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ratio between the diameter of the pyloric canal and the pyloric pressureBaseline and 3 monthsEvaluation of the pyloric compliance by the Endolumenal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) system before the procedure and at 3 months, depending on etiology.
Assessment of gastric emptying scintigraphybaseline and 3 monthsAssessment of gastric emptying scintigraphy before the procedure and at 3 months by measuring the half gastric emptying time and percentage retention to 4 hours
Assessment of gastroparesis severity symptom using the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI)Baseline, 1 month and 3 monthEvaluation of the severity of gastroparesis symptom using the GCSI questionnaire
Incidence of adverse events of pylorotomy3 monthsanalysis of adverse events during the 3 months following the pylorotomy (including perforation per-gesture, bleeding post-gesture)
Assessment of Quality of Life in Gastrointestinal disease (GIQLI)Baseline, 1 month and 3 monthEvaluation of quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal Disease using GIQLI questionnaire
Assessment of functional health and well-being from the patient's point of view (SF-36)Baseline, 1 month and 3 monthEvaluation of of functional health and well-being from the patient's point of view using SF-36 questionnaire
Consumption of gastric prokinetic drugs3 monthsData collecting about domperidone, metoclopramide and erythromycin consumption.
Assessment of Quality of Life in Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders (PAGI-QOL)Baseline, 1 month and 3 monthEvaluation of the quality of life of patient with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders using PAGI-QOL questionnaire

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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