Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Early Vs Delayed Feeding on Rebleeding Following Endoscopic Ligation for Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
Lead Sponsor:
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Conditions:
Acute Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
Following endoscopic therapy of variceal bleeding, the issue of when to refeed these patients has rarely been investigated. This may imply that feeding is generally regarded as a negligible factor in ...
Detailed Description
There has not been much studies conducted to address this issue however most of the recommendations are made in view of preventing any complications following procedures. Stiegmann and Goff 4 were the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Presence of Portal Hypertension with or without cirrhosis.
- 18 and 80 years of age.
- Prophylactic EVL
- EVL was performed as maintenance treatment for Past history of bleeding varices
- Emergency endoscopic EVL for acutely bleeding varices.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Septicemia
- Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- Failure to control variceal bleeding by emergency endoscopic therapy.
- Uncooperative patient
- Patient with endotracheal intubation.
- Ever received EIS or EVL within 1 month prior to index bleeding.
- Child Pugh's scores \>13.
- Presence of Overt hepatic encephalopathy
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 2 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 16 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03306095
Start Date
May 2 2017
End Date
July 16 2018
Last Update
July 31 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Sandeep Singh Sidhu
Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 141001