Study About Contrast Media
ConditionSmall Bowel Obstruction
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Tartu
About this trial
Patients hospitalized with adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) are randomized to 2 study groups at admission after signing an informed consent form. Water-soluble contrast media (CM) will be administered after 4 or after 24 hours of nasogastric- tube decompression.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients 18 years or older
Adhesive small bowel obstruction diagnosed (clinical, laboratory and radiologic evaluation
No peritonitis present, no need for an emergent surgery
Patients sign an informed consent
Disqualifiers
Patients younger than 18 yeas
Patients with mechanical small bowel obstruction caused by incarcerated hernias
Patients with mechanical small bowel obstruction caused by carcinomatosis
Patients with paralytic small bowel obstruction
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Effect on contrast media depending on the time of its administratsion
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Tartu
Lead sponsor
North Estonia Medical Centre
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov