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Effects and Safety of Metronidazole in Patients With Gastrectomy

Phase 3
Withdrawn
Conditions
Post Gastrectomy State
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01658852
Lead Sponsor
The Catholic University of Korea
Brief Summary

Recent study showed that SIBO is common among postgastrectomy patients and It appears to be associated with postprandial intestinal symptoms and might aggravate late hypoglycemia. SIBO could be a new therapeutic target for managing intestinal symptoms in postgastrectomy patients.The purpose of this study is to determine whether antiboitic (metronidazole) is effective in patients with postgasrectomy syndrome

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • age between 18 and 70
  • gastrectomy for early gastric cancer with complete resection
  • no reccurrence after follow up more than 6 months
  • identified small bowel bacterial overgrowth by hydrogen breath test
  • symptoms of postgastrectomy syndrome
Exclusion Criteria
  • hypersensive to metronidazole
  • systemic chemotherapy history
  • other organic gastrointestinal disease (inflammatory bowel disease, carcinoid syndrome, amyloidosis, intestinal obstruction)
  • other gastrointestinal operation history except appendectomy, cholecystectomy)
  • recent colonoscopic examination (within 30 days)
  • uncontrolled psychopathy
  • drug or alcohol abuser
  • pregnant or breast feeding woman
  • recent history of antibiotics treatment (within 90 days)
  • recent history of PPI or H2 blocker treatment (within 30 dyas)
  • recent history of probiotics treatment (within 30 dyas)
  • recent history of prokinetics or antispasmotic treatment (within 15 days)
  • severe systemic illness

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo three times per day for 10days
Metronidazolemetronidazoleactive drug: metronidazole 500mg three time per day for 10 days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient's Global Assessment of abdominal symptom4 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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