Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Betablocker or Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy on Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Lead Sponsor:

Hvidovre University Hospital

Conditions:

Liver Cirrhosis

Portal Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The study´s purpose is to investigate the effect of beta blockade or aldosterone antagonist therapy on oxygenation, peripheral and cardiac hemodynamics and humoral systems, in patients with liver cirr...

Detailed Description

Cardio-pulmonal complications to patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension determine the patients' prognosis. Most patients have hemodynamical changes in circulation with increased cardiac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Clinical indication for treatment with betablocker or aldosterone antagonist
  • Must not have been treated earlier with betablocker or aldosterone antagonist
  • Must have been alcohol abstinent for more than 4 weeks

Exclusion

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding in the last 2 weeks
  • Encephalopathy \> grade 1
  • Acute medical conditions
  • Malignant disease
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00332904

Start Date

August 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

June 4 2010

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Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, and Department for Gastrointestinal Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital

Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650