Optimal Time for Follow up After Variceal Band Ligation

Tanta University400 enrolled

Overview

Optimal time for follow up after variceal band ligation in cirrhotic patients remains to be determined

Optimal time for follow up after variceal band ligation in cirrhotic patients remains to be determined. So, we designed this trial to answer this question.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Esophageal Varices

Interventions

Esophageal Variceal Band ligationDEVICE

Band ligation of OV

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * cirrhotic portal hypertension with medium or large sized or risky varices or variceal bleeding Exclusion Criteria: * non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Locations (1)

Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Tanta, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of patients with eradicated varices

The total number of patients with eradicated varices

Time frame: 1 year

Central Contacts

Sherief Abd-Elsalam, MD

CONTACT

00201147773440 sheriefabdelsalam@yahoo.com

Mohamed Alboraie, MD

CONTACT

0020106445739 sheriefabdelsalam@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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