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Effect of Large Volume Paracentesis on Fatigue in Cirrhosis

NCT00603200 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2023-12-12

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Summary

The purposeof this study is to determine the effect of a large volume paracentesis (procedure in whihc a catheter is placed to remove fluid from the abdomen) on the severity of fatigue i patients with cirrhosis (severe scarring of the liver) and large volume ascites (fluid in the abdomen).

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samual Sigal, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Reem Sharaiha, MD · New York Hospital-Cornell/Columbia

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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