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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02327819
Date of registration: 24/12/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Public title: The Effect of Branched-chain Amino Acid (BCAA) on the Progression of Primary Liver Cancer
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02327819
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- diagnosed primary liver cancer

- viral or Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Cirrhosis

- Cirrhosis rated Child-Pugh A

- liver cancer rated Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) A

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age (over 65)

- liver condition rated Child-Pugh B/C

- GI/Absorption issues

- patients given a treatment before surgery



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Primary Liver Cancer
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Branched-chain amoni acids (BCAA)
Dietary Supplement: non-BCAA protein supplement
Primary Outcome(s)
time until a new liver tumor is found [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
0440-14-TLV
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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