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CompletedNCT00519519Updated Feb 10, 2017

Optimal Dose of Omeprazole After Endoscopic Treatment of Bleeding Peptic Ulcers

A Phase 3 interventional study of Omeprazole in Bleeding Peptic Ulcers Disease, sponsored by Singapore General Hospital. Completed at 4 sites in Singapore. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-10.

Sponsored by Singapore General Hospital · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
126
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Bleeding peptic ulcers are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality for hospital emergency admissions.The initial treatment is endoscopic therapy followed by intravenous omeprazole. However the optimal dosage of omeprazole is not known. We conducted this study to find out the optimal dosage in such clinical scenario.

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Introduction

Peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) is a common and life threatening condition. Intravenous infusion of high dose omeprazole (80mg as bolus followed by 8 mg/hr for 72 hours ie 652 mg/72 hrs) after endoscopic therapy resulted in greater reductions of re-bleeding than did placebo. Thus the above regime became our departmental protocol. However, there is some evidence that both high dose and a regular dose of omeprazole (40mg once a day followed by a saline infusion ie 120mg/72 hrs) would be equally effective. We calculated that high dose regimen is about S$ 500 more expensive. The aim of our study is to determine the equivalence of both regimes in preventing re-bleeding rate (primary end-point), surgery and mortality in PUB patients.

Study design This is a single institution prospective randomized double-blind study. All patient with PUB (Forrest classification I, IIa and IIb: spurting or oozing bleeding, visible vessels and clot) had endoscopic treatments (adrenaline injection and/or heater probe). After successful endoscopic hemostasis, patients are randomized to receive a high or regular dose of omeprazole infusion. After 72 hours, both groups of patients are given oral omeprazole 40mg daily for 4 weeks. All patients are evaluated at the clinic at the end of 4 weeks. The primary end-point is rebleeding. Other secondary endpoints measured are surgery, duration of hospital stay and death.

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Conditions studied

  • Bleeding Peptic Ulcers Disease

Keywords

  • Rebleeding after endoscopic therapy
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In context

Peptic Ulcer

193 studies on the registry are indexed under Peptic Ulcer; 31 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 126 is below the median of 150 across 142 interventional studies indexed under Peptic Ulcer.

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Lead sponsor

Singapore General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 266 studies on the registry; 57 are open to participants now.

Of its 8 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Above 21 year old
  2. OGD done within 48 hrs of admission
  3. No recent upper GIT surgery past one month
  4. Forrest Type I, IIa \& IIb ulcer (Type Ia: Spurting, Ib:Oozing, IIa: Visible vessel, IIb: Clot)
  5. Non-malignant ulcer
  6. Informed consent taken

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Impaired hepatic function
  2. Pregnancy
  3. Lactation
  4. Concomitant medication (warfarin, diazepam, phenytoin, chlarithromycin, cimetidine and digoxin)
  5. Underlying malignancy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
126 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    2

    regular dose versus high dose

    Drug: Omeprazole

Interventions

  • DrugOmeprazole

    intravenous 80mg bolus followed by 8mg / hr for 3 days

    Also known as: intravenous 40 mg om for 3 days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Re-bleeding rate after endoscopic treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers

    Time frame: 30 days after endoscopic therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Surgery, Death and Length of hospital stay

    Time frame: 30 days after endoscopic thearpy

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
    Outram Road, Singapore, Outram road 169608, Singapore
  • Singapore General Hospital
    Outram Road, Singapore, Outram Road 169608, Singapore
  • Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital
    Singapore, Outram road 169608, Singapore
  • Singapore General Hospital
    Singapore, Outram Road 169608, Singapore
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References and documents

Publications

  • Chan WH, Khin LW, Chung YF, Goh YC, Ong HS, Wong WK. Randomized controlled trial of standard versus high-dose intravenous omeprazole after endoscopic therapy in high-risk patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding. Br J Surg. 2011 May;98(5):640-4. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7420. Epub 2011 Feb 8. PubMed 21305536 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 10, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00519519
Lead sponsor
Singapore General Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 22, 2007
Start date
Jul 2004
Primary completion
Oct 2007
Completion
Nov 2007
Last update
Feb 10, 2017

Study contacts

Weng Hoong Chan, MBBS, FRCS
principal investigator · Singapore General Hospital
Weng Hoong Chan, MBBS, FRCS
principal investigator · Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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