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Infrared Ray Heat Treatment in Liver Cirrhosis Patients With Refractory Ascites

NCT01558895 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Infrared ray heat treatment in hepatic area in cirrhosis patients with refractory ascites. The evaluation of the efficacy includes the ascites pressure, portal vein velocity，SAAG before and after the treatment. Clinical symptoms were also observed simultaneously.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

Infrared ray heat treatment

Patients in experimental group accepted Infrared ray heat treatment in hepatic area for 30 minutes as well as conventional therapy.

OTHER

conventional treatment

Conventional treatment consists of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • First People's Hospital of Foshan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yinong Ye, doctor · First People's Hospital of Foshan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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