Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Glycogen Liver Content Will Improve Post-operative Liver Function in Patients Undergoing Major Liver Resections
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Conditions:
Liver Function
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We would like to study the effect of preserving liver glycogen storage by using intravenous dextrose infusion on postoperative liver function and complications after major liver resections.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years or older
- planned to undergo a major liver resection at McGill University Health Center (MUHC)
Exclusion
- patients known with chronic viral liver disease
- uncontrolled or type one diabetes mellitus (DM)
- patients on oral beta-blocker agents
- patients with unresectable disease determined intra-operatively
- patients unable to give consent for the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00774098
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
April 1 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A1A1