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Portal Vein Flow Velocity as a Screening Tool for Oesophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients

Egypt75 participantsStarted 2021-05-04

Plain-language summary

Portal vein flow velocity as screening tool for prediction of oesophageal varices in cirrhotic patient without upper endoscopy

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * cirrhotic patients with oesophageal varices * cirrhotic patients without oesophageal varices Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with hepato-cellular carcinomas \[HCCs\], portal vein thrombosis, hepatic encephalopathy. * Patients with positive HCV antibody, but without liver cirrhosis diagnostic criteria

What they're measuring

Using upper GIT endoscopy to detect the presence or absence of oesophageal varices

Timeframe: 3 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05228509

SponsorPeter atef

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-02

Contact for this trial

Peter At Rizk

01553529181 Peteratef662@gmail.com

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