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Efficacy and Safety Study of Esomeprazole vs Omeprazole to Treat Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Information source: AstraZeneca
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Intervention: Esomeprazole IV (Drug); Omeprazole IV (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: AstraZeneca

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Tore Lind, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: AstraZeneca

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Esomeprazole and Omeprazole intravenous every 12 hours for 5 days in subjects with acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Clinical Details

Official title: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Active-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Esomeprazole or Omeprazole for 5 Days in Subjects With Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Evaluate the efficacy by assessment of proportion of subjects who present with no clinically significant bleeding after 5 days treatment

Secondary outcome:

Proportion of subjects who present with no clinically significant upper GI bleeding after 72-hour treatment

Time to absence of clinically significant upper GI bleeding

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female aged 18-65 years.

- GI bleeding or with such signs within 48 hours as judged by the investigator as to

have non-variceal upper GI bleeding.

- One endoscopically confirmed bleeding peptic ulcer or erosive gastritis

Exclusion Criteria:

- GI bleeding caused by Esophageal varices

- Mallory Weiss syndrome

- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

- Suspicion of gastric malignancy at baseline endoscopy

- Post-Billroth-resection

- Unknown source of GI bleeding ยท 2. Unstable vital signs

Locations and Contacts

Research Site, Shanghai, China

Research Site, Beijing, China

Research Site, Tianjin, China

Research site, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Research Site, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Research Site, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Research Site, Xi'an, Shanxi, China

Additional Information

Starting date: August 2006
Last updated: February 4, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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