COMPARISON OF 2 DAYS VERSUS 5 DAYS OF OCTREOTIDE INFUSION ALONG WITH ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT IN PREVENTING BLEEDING FROM ENLARGING VEINS IN WALL OF LOWER PART OF FOOD PIPE â?? A CLINICAL STUDY
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliverHealth Condition 2: null- variceal bleed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/05/003684
- Lead Sponsor
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Patient presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding with portal hypertension diagnosed by clinical, biochemical, radiological investigation and presence of esophageal varices confirmed on endoscopy.
-First episode of variceal bleed.
-Age 13 years and above.
-Patient undergoing endoscopic therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
-Concomitant gastric varices or any other additional upper gastrointestinal source of bleed
-Hepatocellular carcinoma / any other malignancy
-Debilitating illness like cerebro vascular accident, severe ischemic heart disease
-Use of vasoactive medicines & endoscopic therapy before being referred to our hospital
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method