Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of 3 Days and 7 Days Intravenous Ceftriaxone Prophylaxis for Variceal Bleeding
Lead Sponsor:
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Prophylactic antibiotics have been routinely recommended for cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding recently. However, the regimen and duration of its use remain an inconclusive issue...
Detailed Description
1. Patient including \& excluding Criteria Including: Those were diagnosed to have gastro-esophageal variceal bleeding after endoscopic examination. No evidence suggestive of infection was found inclu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- those patients suffering from variceal bleeding documented by endoscopic examination and without apparent evidence of infection.
Exclusion
- received antibiotics within 2 weeks, less than 18 years old, get pregnant, have malignancy other than HCC, have allergy to ceftrioxone
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
79 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00838864
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2013
Last Update
August 31 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 22050