Effect of Prevacid on Prostaglandin Levels in Patient With Stress Ulcer

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Stomach Ulcer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to measure the prostaglandin levels in patients with stress ulcer and the effect of Prevacid on prostaglandin levels in patients with stress ulcer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00239551

Run by

Emory University

People needed

30

Starts

2005-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients in ICU with documented gastric stress ulcer by endoscopic examination, including patients with H. Pylori infection;
• Patients have no known ulcer within 8 weeks prior to be admitted to ICU;
• Patients not on any PPI for 4 weeks prior to the study;
• Patients or family be consented for the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients have gastric ulcer within 8 weeks prior to be admitted to ICU;
• Patients have gastric cancer confirmed by pathology;
• Patients on one of the PPIs already;
• Patients on any of the Non-steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs.

Where it is running

• Emory University School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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