Status:

UNKNOWN

Impact of Nonselective Beta-blocker on Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhotic Patients With Esophageal Varices

Lead Sponsor:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Conditions:

Acute Kidney Injury

Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

We will include patients with EV and EVB. They will be randomized to EVL vs. NSBB for primary prevention And EVL+long-term NSBB vs. EVL+short-term NSBB for secondary prevention. 150 patients will be i...

Detailed Description

Despite advance in the prevention and treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB), it is still a majorcomplication of portal hypertension with the characteristic of a high mortality around 15\~20%...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria
  • Age of 20 to 85 years
  • Cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices regardless of bleeding event or not will be enrolled in this study.

Exclusion

  • Terminal stage HCC/ other malignancy/ Stroke or active sepsis/ Chronic kidney disease stage 4 under renal replacement therapy/ Contraindications to non-selective beta-blockers/ A history of non-selective beta-blockers use, sclerotherapy, banding ligation, transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt, or shunt surgery/ Serum total bilirubin \>10 mg/dL/ Refractory ascites/ Hepato-renal syndrome/ Pregnancy/ Severe heart failure (NYHA Fc III/IV)/ Bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ Second or third degree atrioventricular block/ Severe hypotension/ Refusal to participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 13 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

170 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04074473

Start Date

April 13 2015

End Date

July 30 2020

Last Update

September 20 2019

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Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 11217