Clinical trials: Ligature; Hemorrhage
Esophageal and/or Gastric Varices
Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Injection of Fibrin Sealant Versus Endoscopic Ligature for Bleeding Esophageal Varices
The purpose of this study was to assess whether endoscopic sclerotherapy with Fibrin Sealant was superior to ligature, with or without Polidocanol, in achieving hemostasis in bleeding esophageal varices and preventing rebleeding.
- Trial name
- NCT00161915
- Testing
- Fibrin Sealant
- Where
- 12 sites in Germany
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation