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Randomized controlled trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy versus percutaneous liver biopsy for adequate liver biopsy specime

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Chronic liver disease
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000046965
Lead Sponsor
Kitasato University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) coagulopathy (INR of =or >1.5 and/or platelet count =or <50,000) 2) patients who are unable to discontinue anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet medication (excluding aspirin alone) 3) patients with liver cirrhosis 4) presence of clinically detectable ascites around the liver 5) presence of gastric varices 6) post-esophagogastric surgery (excluding distal gastrectomy) 7) pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acquisition rate of adequate liver biopsy specimen
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) number of needle passes needed to obtain adequate sample 2) number of complete portal tract obtained in a liver biopsy specimen 3) post-fix aggregate liver biopsy specimen length 4) post-fix longest liver biopsy specimen length 5) pain score 6) time for hospital stay per patient 7) adverse event
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