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Injection of Cyanoacrylate+Lipiodol vs Cyanoacrylate+Lauromacrogol in Gastric Varices

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gastric Varices
Portal Hypertension
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01923064
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized study to compare effect of endoscopic injection of a mixture of cyanoacrylate and lipiodol versus cyanoacrylate and lauromacrogol in gastric varices.

Detailed Description

Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is known as one of the most frequent death causes of patients with portal hypertension. When a patient has a bleeding episode, if no further prophylactic treatments is given, it's very likely that he/she will develop another rebleeding event in the future and maybe a terminal event. Gastric varices occur in 18-70% of patients with portal hypertension, which appear to be more severe, to require more transfusion and to have a higher mortality rate than esophageal variceal bleeding, with a high rate of rebleeding(38-89%). It has been recommended to use endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection as the first line treatment for hemostasis and secondary prophylaxis for gastric varices by general consensus. However, the efficacy and prevalence of complications between mixture of cyanoacrylate + lipiodol and cyanoacrylate + lauromacrogol have not yet been explored and reported. We conducted this study to evaluate the effect of endoscopic injection of a mixture of cyanoacrylate and lipiodol versus cyanoacrylate and lauromacrogol in gastric varices.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
96
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients presented to our hospital with acute gastric variceal bleeding, with or without liver cirrhosis.
  • The age of the patients range from 18 to 80 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have contraindications for cyanoacrylate, lipiodol or lauromacrogol therapy.
  • Patients who have abnormal portosystemic shunt according to the imaging results.
  • Patients who have no previous upper gastrointestinal bleeding history.
  • Patients who have multiple endoscopic treatments for esophagogastric varices before.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
NBCA-lauromacrogolLauromacrogolPatients will receive injection of the mixture of cyanoacrylate and lauromacrogol to treat gastric varices
NBCA-lipiodolLipiodolPatients will receive injection of a mixture of cyanoacrylate and lipiodol to treat gastric varices
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
bleeding rate of the puncture sitetime period since the beginning of the injection, until up to 24 hours after the procedure

We tend to observe the immediate puncture site bleed on the injection of cyanoacrylate and lipiodol or lauromacrogol and withdrawal of needle catheter during endoscopic treatment of gastric varices.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rebleeding rate after endoscopic treatment6 months from the date of enrollment

Patients were followed up for 6 months to see if they experience relapse of bleeding, presenting melena, haematemesis or both.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zhongshan Hospital

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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