Prevention for the Development of Liver Tumorigenesis by the Oral Supplementation of Branched-chain Amino Acids

NCT01434524 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2011-09-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The long-term outcomes of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) administration in patients undergoing hepatic resection remain unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of oral supplementation with BCAA on the prevention for the development of liver tumorigenesis in patients undergoing liver resection.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

LIVACT

LIVACT contains 13.0 g of free amino acids

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kochi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Takehiro Okabayashi, MD · Kochi Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • Japan

Study Locations

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