CompletedNot Applicable

Short Term Feeding for Asian Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Malaysia52 participantsStarted 2008-03

Plain-language summary

The benefits of short-term naso-gastric feeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis remain uncertain. This was a randomised study comparing naso-gastric feeding and oral feeding in Asian patients with cirrhosis who were admitted to hospital for decompensation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with decompensated cirrhosis of any etiology. Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced hepatic encephalopathy, * Variceal bleeding, * Hepatocellular carcinoma.

What they're measuring

Improvement in Child-Pugh score

Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01165073

SponsorUniversity of Malaya

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-05

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