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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02484573
Date of registration: 16/06/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Public title: Evaluation of Intestinal Permeability in Cirrhotic Patients Before and After Treatment With Non-selective Beta Blocker (Propranolol)
Scientific title: Evaluation of Intestinal Permeability in Cirrhotic Patients Before and After Treatment With Non-selective Beta Blocker (Propranolol)
Date of first enrolment: May 2015
Target sample size: 39
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02484573
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Mexico
Contacts
Name:     Aldo Torre Delgadillo, M.D. M.Sc
Address: 
Telephone: 54870900
Email: detoal@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Aldo Torre Delgadillo, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 525554870900
Email: detoal@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Aldo Torre, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  INCMNSZ
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- > 18 years

- Diagnosis of cirrhosis of any etiology or severity as established by the treating
physician (biopsy, biochemical, imaging)

- High risk gastroesophageal varices, that is those with medium/large varices or any
size varices with red wale signs

- Scheduled appointment for endoscopic ligation as previously ordered by the treating
physician

- Signed informed consent

- Ability to keep return appointments

Exclusion Criteria:

- Beta blocker treatment within 1 month prior to study period

- Antibiotic treatment during or within 1 month prior to study period

- Prebiotic or probiotic treatment during or within 1 month before study period

- Current immunosuppressive treatment

- Patients with active infectious process

- Patients with portal thrombosis

- Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

- Patients with intestinal surgical shunts

- Patients with chronic diarrhea or documented celiac disease

- Patients with chronic renal failure (KDOQI: = 3)

- Patients with allergy or absolute contraindication for the use of nonselective beta
blockers (asthma, significant heart block, systolic BP <90 mm Hg, basal HR <55,
refractory ascites)



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Liver Cirrhoses
Intervention(s)
Drug: Propanolol
Primary Outcome(s)
Intestinal permeability [Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of propranolol treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Expression of genes related to intestinal mucosal integrity [Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of propranolol treatment]
Presence of intercellular junction proteins by immunohistochemistry [Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of propranolol treatment]
Serum inflammatory markers [Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of propranolol treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
GAS-1116-14/15-1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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