The Effect of Erythromycin on Occurrence of Leaks From Cervical Esophageal-Gastric Anastomosis After Trans-Hiatal Esophagectomy

March 2, 2007 updated by: Kaplan Medical Center

Cervical anastomotic leak is one of the most common complications after trans-hiatal esophagectomy.

Hypothesis: An early post operative administration of a pro-kinetic dosage of erythromycin will reduce leak occurrence.

Design: This is a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study.

Number of patients: 30.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients after trans-hiatal esophagectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to erythromycin
  • Use of phenothiazine
  • QT prolongation
  • Liver function test (LFT) abnormalities
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Cardiomyopathy

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients after trans-hiatal esophagectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to erythromycin
  • Use of phenothiazine
  • QT prolongation
  • Liver function test (LFT) abnormalities
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Cardiomyopathy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kaplan Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Koram Klein, MD, Kaplan Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2007

Last Verified

August 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • erythro-esophagus

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Postoperative Complications

Clinical Trials on intravenous (IV) administration of erythromycin

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Bangladesh

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

3
Subscribe