Status:
COMPLETED
Short Term Feeding for Asian Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Malaya
Conditions:
CIRRHOSIS
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The benefits of short-term naso-gastric feeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis remain uncertain. This was a randomised study comparing naso-gastric feeding and oral feeding in Asian patients with...
Detailed Description
Consecutive patients with decompensated cirrhosis who fitted the inclusion criteria, will be randomised to either naso-gastric or oral feeding. Total feeding will be for 2 weeks only. Following interv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with decompensated cirrhosis of any etiology.
Exclusion
- Advanced hepatic encephalopathy,
- Variceal bleeding,
- Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01165073
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
March 1 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University of Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 59100