Metoclopramide in double contrast barium meal.

The effect of metoclopramide on gastric mucosal coating was studied in this randomized double blind study. One hundred and thirty consecutive patients underwent routine double contrast barium meal. The patients received 20 mg metoclopramide or a placebo before the examination. The visibility of the areae gastricae was used as an indicator of a good mucosal coating. The results indicate that metoclopramide does not have any statistically significant effect on mucosal coating in double contrast barium meal.