Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Prednisolone and Pentoxifylline on the Regulation of Urea Synthesis in Alcoholic Hepatitis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Conditions:
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
Loss of total mass of muscles (catabolism) is a serious clinical problem in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. The liver might play an important role in this stress-catabolism by increasing the produc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Alcoholic hepatitis (alcohol intake (\> 40g/day in 6 months), bilirubin \> 80 μmol/l)
Exclusion
- Severe bacterial infections
- Other chronical inflammatory diseases
- Cancer
- Other catabolic diseases
- Treatment with prednisolone or pentoxifylline within the last 8 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01245257
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
September 12 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Medicine V, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, 8000