Status:

COMPLETED

Re-Evaluating the Inhibition of Stress Erosions: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis In ICU

Lead Sponsor:

McMaster University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

Conditions:

Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the this Pilot Trial is to determine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized controlled trial (RCT), that aims to examine the efficacy and safety of using pantoprazole compared...

Detailed Description

Background For almost 4 decades, stress ulcer prophylaxis to prevent upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding has been standard of care in the ICU. The 1999 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists g...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults ≥ 18 years
  • Anticipated invasive mechanical ventilation of ≥48 hours, determined by the intensivist

Exclusion

  • Invasive mechanical ventilation \>72 hours before randomization.
  • Patients who must receive PPI due to active bleeding or increased bleeding risk (e.g., patients with acute GI bleeding, recent severe esophagitis, Zollinger Ellison syndrome, Barrett's esophagus, peptic ulcer bleeding within 8 weeks \[mild dyspepsia or mild gastroesophageal reflex disease will not be excluded\])
  • Receiving dual antiplatelet therapy aspirin and clopidogrel prior to randomization
  • Palliative care or decision to withdraw advanced life support (patients with a decision to forgo cardiopulmonary resuscitation will not be excluded)
  • Previous enrolment in this or a related trial
  • Pregnancy
  • Physician, patient, or substitute decision maker (SDM) declines
  • Two or more 'daily doses' of prophylaxis with H2RA or PPI (one day of a single PPI dose is not an exclusion criterion if once daily dosing of PPI prophylaxis was administered; one day of bid \[twice daily\] dosing of an H2RA is not an exclusion criterion if twice daily H2RA prophylaxis was administered; one day of tid \[thrice daily\] dosing of an H2RA is not an exclusion criterion if thrice daily H2RA prophylaxis was administered).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

91 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02290327

Start Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

February 8 2016

Active Locations (10)

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1

Royal Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

2

Queen Elizabeth II

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

3

St. Joseph's HealthCare Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L9K 1N3

4

Jurvinski Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada