Status:

UNKNOWN

Corticosteroid Treatment in the Acute Phase of Caustic Ingestion Management

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Caustic Esophageal Injury

Esophageal Stenosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The management of patients who have ingested a caustic product has changed since 2007. Whereas previously the lesion assessment and surgical indication were based on endoscopic data, the therapeutic a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Recent caustic product ingestion (time between taking the product and initiating the evaluated treatment or placebo between 6 and 24 hours after ingestion)
  • Predictive CT criteria for high-risk esophageal stenosis (grade IIb) in its most pathological part
  • Written, signed consent (trusted person if necessary, in case of impossibility of collection)
  • Beneficiary of a social security system
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Indication of resection or surgical exploration in emergency
  • History of caustic ingestion
  • Corticosteroids taken at a dose greater than 20 mg prednisone within 7 days before randomization
  • Contraindication to corticosteroid therapy:
  • Any infectious condition that required antibiotic treatment within 7 days of randomization
  • Any vaccine living within 7 days of randomization
  • Hypersensitivity to one of the components
  • Pregnancy in progress
  • Breastfeeding in progress
  • Co-intoxication involving vital prognosis and requiring, according to the patient's doctor, intensive care management
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 15 2019

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    February 15 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03760354

    Start Date

    February 15 2019

    End Date

    February 15 2023

    Last Update

    November 30 2018

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