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Transient Elastography and Variceal Bleeding

NCT00635687 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2013-03-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transient elastography is a new non-invasive rapid and reproducible method, allowing evaluating liver fibrosis by measurement of liver stiffness.

The aim of our study is to evaluate if the liver stiffness can predict the recurrence of upper variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients hospitalized for variceal rupture.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Fibroscan

transient elastography measure - Liver stiffness

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Rouen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sophie HERVE, MD · University Hospital, Rouen

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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