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Efficacy of Hemostasis by Soft Coagulation Using Endoscopic Hemostatic Forceps for Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Active Peptic Ulcer Disease/GI Bleeding
Interventions
Device: epinephrine injection plus argon plasma coagulation
Device: epinephrine injection plus soft coagulation using hemostatic forceps
Registration Number
NCT02020603
Lead Sponsor
Kyunghee University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Endoscopic high-frequency soft coagulation is available for the management of bleeding or nonbleeding visible vessels during endoscopic submucosal dissection. However, its efficacy on peptic ulcer bleeding has not been elucidated so far. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of hemostasis with soft coagulation using hemostatic forceps by comparing it with argon plasma coagulation (APC) in a prospective, randomized trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
151
Inclusion Criteria
  • age greater than 18 years
  • peptic ulcer with stigmata of recent hemorrhage
Exclusion Criteria
  • malignant ulcer
  • previous gastric surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
APC groupepinephrine injection plus argon plasma coagulationepinephrine injection plus argon plasma coagulation
Forceps groupepinephrine injection plus soft coagulation using hemostatic forcepsepinephrine injection plus soft coagulation using hemostatic forceps
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recurrence of bleeding within four weeks after initial hemostasisup to 24 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
initial hemostasis rateup to 24 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kyung Hee University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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