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The Optimal Dose of Indomethacin Suppository for Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

A Clinical Study on the Optimal Dose of Indomethacin Suppository for Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06031363
Enrollment
192
Registered
2023-09-11
Start date
2022-11-01
Completion date
2024-01-31
Last updated
2024-03-15

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

Conditions

Pancreatitis, Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, Indomethacin

Keywords

Indomethacin Suppository, Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

Brief summary

This study is a single-center, randomized, single-blind, parallel controlled clinical study to explore the optimal dose of postoperative indomethacin suppository for the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis. The purpose of this study is to explore the optimal dosage of indomethacin suppository for PEP prevention, to study the control effect of indomethacin on hyperamylaseemia, and to further explore the group of patients who benefit most from this therapy.

Detailed description

This is a single-centre, randomized, single-blind, parallel-controlled designed clinical study to explore the optimal dose of postoperative indomethacin suppository for the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis. The study will enroll 192 patients who undergo ERCP in the Department of Gastroenterology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from November 2022 to October 2023, and they will be randomly assigned to 3 groups of 64 each according to the date of surgery and hospitalisation number in a random number list formed by SPSS software.

Interventions

Patients in the regular dose group are given indomethacin suppository 100 mg anal plug immediately after operation, patients in the low dose group are given indomethacin suppository 50 mg anal plug immediately after operation, and patients in the high dose group are given indomethacin suppository 150 mg anal plug immediately after operation.

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* According to the Chinese ERCP Guidelines (2018 Edition), patients with various biliary and pancreatic diseases who have indications for ERCP examination and treatment, who are at least 18 years old and have no contraindications, and who can tolerate the examination; * Preoperative blood coagulation function, liver and kidney function indicators are in the normal range; * The patients agreed to participate in this experiment, signed the informed consent form, and was approved by the hospital ethics committee.

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to indomethacin and other NSAIDs: such as allergy to indomethacin, severe heart failure, active peptic ulcer/bleeding, perioperative period of coronary artery bypass surgery, etc.; * There are severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory insufficiency and coagulation dysfunction, etc., and cannot tolerate ERCP examination; * Those who have recently used indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-infective drugs; * Pregnant or lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
serum amylase concentrationbefore operation, 3 hours after operation, 24 hours after operation, 48 hours after operationblood test

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis3rd day after operationnumber of people with PEP in each group / total number of people in each group
incidence of hyperamylaseemia3rd day after operationnumber of people with postoperative hyperamylaseemia in each group / total number of people in each group
incidence of indomethacin adverse reaction events3rd day after operationnumber of indomethacin-related adverse events in each group / total number of people in each group

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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