Clinical trial to compare the effects of terlipressin and octreotide in the reduction of portal hypertension measured as hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in patients with liver cirrhosis
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
36
Terlipressin 1mg IV bolus
Terlipressin by IV continuous infusion at a rate of 2mg/day (max 4mg/day) during 2 hours
Octreotide 50mcg IV bolus plus continuous infusion at a rate of 50mcg/h during 2 hours
Hospital Clinic
Barcelona, Spain
Change in HVPG
Time frame: 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours
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