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Effect of Meal on Portal and Esophagus Variceal Pressure

NCT00485290 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The reason why esophagus varices suddenly rupture and start to bleed is unclear. Food intake increase the hepatic blood flow and the portal pressure, but it is yet unknown if there is also an increase in variceal pressure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a meal on variceal pressure with a non invasive endoscopic measurement device, and compare it with portal pressure.

Conditions

  • Cirrhosis
  • Esophageal Varices

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

meal (food intake)

600 kcal. (16% protein, 49%carbohydrate, 35% fatt)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hvidovre University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Flemming Bendtsen, MD, DMsc. · Hvidovre University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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