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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2008-001677-15-GB
EUCTR2008-001677-15-GB
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

The effect of intraoperative N-acetylcysteine on hepatocellular injury during laparoscopic bariatric surgery. A randomised controlled trial. - Randomised trial of N-acetylcysteine in laparoscopic bariatric surgery

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust0 sites80 target enrollmentMay 16, 2008

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
on-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in patients undergoing weight-loss (bariatric) surgery
Sponsor
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Enrollment
80
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 16, 2008
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or Female
  • Age range 18 to 75 years inclusive
  • Patients must meet the criteria set out by NICE for morbid obesity surgery, that is they must have BMI \>40kg/m2 or \>35kg/m2 with obesity\-related complications, and are undergoing either Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or Roux\-en\-Y Gastric Bypass or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Fully informed, written consent obtained prior to enrolment into this study.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients undergoing Duodenal Switch
  • Patients undergoing OPEN bariatric surgery (a small minority of total patients)
  • History of chronic liver disease, including viral hepatitis, haemochromatosis, alcoholic liver disease or known alcohol intake \> 28 units per week
  • Previous liver surgery, eg resection, orthotopic transplantation
  • History of active psychiatric illness, including severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders
  • Bleeding tendency or anticoagulant medications
  • Known allergies to N\-acetylcysteine or related compounds

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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