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Short Term Feeding for Asian Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

NCT01165073 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2011-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The benefits of short-term naso-gastric feeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis remain uncertain. This was a randomised study comparing naso-gastric feeding and oral feeding in Asian patients with cirrhosis who were admitted to hospital for decompensation.

Conditions

  • CIRRHOSIS

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Osmolite and B.C.A.A.

Feeding inserted into enteral tubes

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Normal oral intake & supplementation if necessary

Enteral nutrition

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sanjiv Mahadeva, MRCP · University of Malaya

  • Mei-Ling S Tai, MRCP · University of Malaya

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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