Nasogastric and intravenous erythromycin as prokinetic in intensive care patients: a randomised controlled study

ISRCTN ISRCTN94465562
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN94465562
Secondary identifying numbers N0025107242
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
31/03/2020
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr A Guha
Scientific

Anaesthesia
University Hospital Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Fazakerley
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)151 529 5152 / 5153
Email abc@email.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleNasogastric and intravenous erythromycin as prokinetic in intensive care patients: a randomised controlled study
Study hypothesisErythromycin's effect on gastric emptying in intensive care
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionSigns and Symptoms: Gastric emptying
InterventionA 5 ml sample of blood will be taken for measuring baseline paracetamol content. 1.5 g of soluble paracetamol will be administered to them through their nasogastric tube.
They will then be randomised to receive 250 g of either nasogastric or intravenous erythromycin. Further blood samples (5 ml each time) will be taken at 15, 30, 45, 60, 120, 180 and 240 min after giving paracetamol. These samples will then be sent to the laboratory for assay. After obtaining the data, these will be analysed for statistical significance.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Erythromycin
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2002
Overall study end date01/07/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Participant inclusion criteriaIntensive Care patients who will be recruited into the study if they exhibit a failure to absorb nasogastric feed.
Participant exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date01/01/2002
Recruitment end date01/07/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University Hospital Aintree
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

31/03/2020: No publications found, all search options exhausted, study status unverified.