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Etiopathogenesis of Anemia in Chronic Liver Disease

NCT04622449 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 125

Last updated 2021-09-28

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Summary

Anemia is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis and is seen in 75% of cases. The etiology of anemia in liver disease is diverse and often multi-factorial. Given the diverse and sometimes multifactorial etiology of cirrhosis, it is difficult to determine the exact cause of anemia in these groups of patients. The most common type of anemia encountered in liver cirrhosis is normocytic normochromic anemia, attributable to the chronic inflammatory state. The key question in management of anemia in patients with liver disease which specific factor needs to be corrected to restore hemoglobin levels and improve overall clinical status and improve severity scores.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Madhumita Premkumar, MD, DM · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-30
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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