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San Diego Bleeding Esophageal Varices Study

NCT00690027 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 211

Last updated 2008-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In unselected cirrhotic patients with bleeding esophageal varices to compare the influence on mortality rate, duration of life, quality of life, and economic costs of treatment of:

* Emergency portacaval shunt, and
* Emergency and long-term endoscopic sclerotherapy.

Conditions

  • Survival and Control of Bleeding

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Emergency portacaval shunt

PROCEDURE

Emergency and long-term endoscopic sclerotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marshall J Orloff, M.D. · UCSD Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1988-04-30
Primary Completion
1996-08-31
Completion
2005-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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