Heart Rate Variability Change After Liver Transplantation

Completed

• Conditions: Liver Transplantation

• Registration Number: NCT00778687
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy describes a hyperdynamic state with the presentation of high cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance. And the latent heart failure becomes obvious under physiologic and pharmacologic stress. The goal of our study is to assess the effects of liver transplantation on the heart rate variability in patients with end stage liver disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-22
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-23
• Primary Completion: 2010-01
• Study Completion: 2010-01
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Age:18-70y/o receiving liver transplantation

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of cardiovascular disease

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multiscale entropy	6 months	Multiscale entropy was measured at nine time points: 1. preoperative, 2. postoperative day 1, 3. postoperative day 2, 4. postoperative day 3, 5. postoperative day 4, 6. postoperative day 7, 7. postoperative day 14, 8. postoperative 3 months, 9. postoperative 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan