- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01448993
Effect of Azithromycin on Oesophageal Hypomotility
Effect Of Azithromycin On Oesophageal Function In Patients With Dysphagia Or Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Associated With Frequent Oesophageal Hypomotility
Patients with difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) or with reflux disease are frequently found to suffer from oesophageal hypomotility (weak contractions).
Oesophageal motility is currently measured using high-resolution manometry (HRM). This technique has a 36 pressure sensors on a plastic tube to record the pressure in side the oesophagus.
Several pharmaceutical agents (prokinetics) can stimulate oesophageal motility. However, use of prokinetics in patients with oesophageal hypomotility led to disappointing results. An explanation for these disappointing results is that inappropriate patients were targeted. The appropriate patient would be the one who still have some viable muscle in the oesophagus that can respond to pharmacological stimuli.
In the process of developing treatment strategies in patients with oesophageal hypomotility, testing the preserved capacity of oesophageal muscles could be useful to predict the response of these patients to prokinetic drugs. The following tests have the potential to reveal the preserved capacity of the oesophageal muscle to respond to stronger/medicinal stimuli.
- - Multiple rapid swallowing (MRS) of 5ml water boluses stimulates oesophagus. A normal response to MRS requires on the one hand integrity of neural mechanisms and on the other hand a functional oesophageal muscle.
- - External abdominal compression can increase the resistance to bolus transport via oesophagus. The normal oesophagus produces contractions of higher amplitude and duration in order to maintain a normal bolus transit.
- - Swallowing bread boluses require stronger oesophageal contractions for a successful bolus transit.
The purpose of the proposed project is to firstly assess the effect of Azithromycin on oesophageal hypomotility and secondly to evaluate the predictive values of the stimulation techniques in predicting the likelihood the positive response to drug therapy.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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London, United Kingdom, E1 1BB
- Royal London Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy subjects:
- Written ICF signed voluntarily before the first trial-related activity.
- Subjects male and female within age range of 18-70 years old (extremes included)
- BMI <35
Patients group:
- Written ICF signed voluntarily before the first trial-related activity.
- Patients male and female, aged 18-70
- Been diagnosed with severe oesophageal hypomotility based on Chicago classification 2011
- Must have moderate or severe reflux symptoms and/ or dysphagia, with at least one of these symptoms of moderate severity or worse, and at a minimum average frequency of three days a week during the two weeks prior to the study date
If the subject is a woman of childbearing potential, she
- must have a negative urine pregnancy test before the start of treatment (minimum β-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin [HCG] sensitivity of 25 mIU/ml), and
- must agree to either use an effective form of birth control (i.e., stabilized on oral contraceptives for at least 1 month or using implanted, transdermal or injected contraceptive hormones, an intra-uterine device, or continuous abstinence from heterosexual sexual contact), or a combination of a barrier method and a spermicidal agent (i.e., cervical cap and spermicidal agent, condom and spermicidal agent, or diaphragm and spermicidal agent),
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy subjects:
- Any incidental abnormal oesophageal motility finding
- History of gastrointestinal symptoms, gastrointestinal tract surgery or other recent abdominal operation within last 3 months.
- Major psychiatric, neurological, respiratory, liver, haemorrhagic and cardiac disorders, malignancies
- Pregnancy and no wheat allergy
Patients:
- Subjects with a documented history of long segment (>3 cm) Barrett's oesophagus.
- Subjects with documented or suspected large (> 3 cm) hiatus hernia.
- Subjects with fundoplication, endoscopic anti-reflux procedure or major prior GI surgery.
- Subjects with structural abnormalities of oesophagus (ie. Rings and webs, scleroderma)
- Severe oesophageal motility disorders other than oesophageal hypomotility (e.g., achalasia, nutcracker oesophagus).
- Subjects who suffer from frequent vomiting (>1/week)
- Current diagnosis of co-existing psychiatric disease (including alcohol or drug abuse); controlled depression and anxiety are allowed, when treated with at most
- Allergy to prokinetic medicine (AZI), gluten or egg, allergy to latex (reflux monitoring catheter has cross reaction with latex)
- Patients with concomitant prohibited medications, unless willing or able to withdraw from these medications
- Use of prohibited co-medication less than 7 days before the start of the study
- Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would complicate or compromise the trial (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection, gastroduodenal ulcer) or the well-being of the subject, or evidence of any clinically relevant pathology that could interfere with trial results or put subject safety at risk.
- Participation in an investigational drug trial in 30 days prior to enrolment.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Taking placebo 3 times per week for four weeks
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Active Comparator: AZI
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Taking 250mg azithromycin 3 times per week in alternate days.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Effect of Azithromycin on oesophageal peristalstic contraction amplitude in patients with hypomotility
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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The amplitude of peristaltic contractions and also Distal Contractal Integral which summarises the vigour of peristalsis will be measured before and after treatment with Azithromycin.
Measurement is performed by oesophageal high resolution manometry.
The measures will be compared to decide on the effect oo Azithromycin on oesophageal motility.
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4 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Manometric oesophageal body response (amplitude of peristaltic contractions in mmHg and also Distal Contractal Integral in mmHg.cm.second) to solid bolus swallows, MRS and outlet obstruction in healthy subjects and patients with oesophageal hypomotility.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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The above parameters will be measured before and after treatment with Azithromycin.
Measurement is performed by oesophageal high resolution manometry.
The measures will be compared to decide on the effect oo Azithromycin on oesophageal motility.
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4 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- BICMS/PR/11/127
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