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CompletedNCT00004327

Phase II Pilot Study of Octreotide, a Somatostatin Octapeptide Analog, for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Hormone-Refractory Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Senile Ectasia

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8 (planned)
Sponsor
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · NIH
Sex
All
Age
0 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the efficacy of octreotide, a somatostatin octapeptide analog, in decreasing gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with hormone-refractory hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or senile ectasia.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients are treated with subcutaneous injections of octreotide twice a day. The dose is adjusted based on response. If there is no requirement for transfusions or intravenous iron for 4 weeks and the hemoglobin is greater than 10 mg/dL, therapy is continued for 1 year. If there is no decrease in bleeding after 10 weeks, the patient is removed from study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGoctreotide

Timeline

Start date
1995-01-01
First posted
1999-10-19
Last updated
2005-06-24

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00004327. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.