Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study
Phase 3
- Conditions
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000003085
- Lead Sponsor
- Yokohama City University Medical Center Gastroenterological Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria are the presence of any one of the following: serum albumin <2.5mg dL, serum total bilirubin level <3mg/dL, hepatic encephalopathy of or above grade II, history of albumin infusion or receiving BCAA granules in the preceding 3 months, and bleeding varices.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Short- to mid-term effects of liver function and nutrition status during the post ablative period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to tumor progression