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Last refreshed on: 25 April 2016
Main ID:  NCT02740166
Date of registration: 12/04/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Public title: Preventing Recurrent Bleeding After Eradication of Esophageal Varices
Scientific title: Banding Ligation Plus Propranolol Versus Banding Ligation to Prevent Rebleeding of Esophageal Varices
Date of first enrolment: June 2013
Target sample size: 212
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02740166
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Wen-Chi Chen, MD
Address: 
Telephone: +886-7-3422121
Email: wcchen@vghks.gov.tw
Affiliation: 
Name:     Wen-Chi Chen, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Name:     Wen-Chi Chen, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 886-7-3422121
Email: wcchen@vghks.gov.tw
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age of 20 to 80 years

- Cirrhotic patients with acute or recent esophageal variceal bleeding proven by an
endoscopy

- Stable hemodynamic condition for at least 3 days after banding ligation

Exclusion Criteria:

- Hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignancy

- Stroke or active sepsis

- Chronic kidney disease 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

- Grade III/IV hepatic encephalopathy

- 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

- Sick sinus syndrome

- Pacemaker use

- Severe hypotension

- Refusal to participate



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Esophageal Varices
Intervention(s)
Drug: propranolol
Primary Outcome(s)
mortality or liver transplantation [Time Frame: 6 years]
recurrent esophageal variceal bleeding [Time Frame: 6 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
adverse effects [Time Frame: 6 years]
Secondary ID(s)
VGHKS13-CT6-06
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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