Clinical trials: Varices, Esophageal
Variceal Bleeding, Cirrhosis
Comparison of Terlipressin, Somatostatin, and Octreotide for Control of Variceal Bleeding
This study is performed to compare the efficacy of terlipressin, somatostatin, and octreotide in patients with variceal bleeding for the control of variceal bleeding in combination with endoscopic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00966355
- Testing
- Terlipressin, Somatostatin, Octreotide
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,034 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Esophageal Varices, Liver Cirrhoses
Comparison of 24-hours Versus 72-hours of Octreotide Infusion in Preventing Early Rebleed From Esophageal Varices
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of 24-hour vs 72-hour octreotide infusion after variceal banding in cirrhotic patients with bleeding esophageal varices.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Varices, Liver Cirrhoses, Bleeding Esophageal Varices, Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- LOVARB (NCT03624517)
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Esophageal Varices
Wired Magnetically Assisted Capsule Endoscopy and Esophageal Varices
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the safeness and effectiveness of traditional esophagogastroduodenoscope (EGD) and wired magnetically assisted capsule endoscopy (MACE) in the diagnosis of esophageal varices in…
- Trial name
- NCT06017102
- Testing
- wired magnetic assisted capsule endoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Prevention of Esophageal Varices, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Belapectin for the Prevention of Esophageal Varices in NASH Cirrhosis
This seamless, adaptive, two-stage, Phase 2b/3, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, parallel-groups, placebo-controlled study will assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of belapectin compared with placebo in patients…
- Conditions
- Prevention of Esophageal Varices, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NAVIGATE (NCT04365868)
- Testing
- belapectin
- Where
- 156 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Galectin Therapeutics Inc.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Ambrisentan in Patients With Porto-pulmonary Hypertension A Multicenter Open Label Trial
This is an Open Label, Multicenter, pilot clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an oral selective Endothelin Receptor Antagonist (ambrisentan) in patients with portopulmonary hypertension.
- Trial name
- Portopulm (NCT01224210)
- Testing
- Ambrisentan
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Chronic Liver Disease
The SHUNT-V Study for Varices
The purpose of this study is to validate the Disease Severity Index (DSI) from the HepQuant SHUNT Liver Diagnostic Kit (Test) for likelihood of large esophageal varices.
- Trial name
- NCT03583996
- Testing
- HepQuant SHUNT Liver Diagnostic Test
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- HepQuant, LLC
Variceal Bleeding
Time Interval for Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
Patients with liver disease frequently present to the hospital with bleeding from dilated veins in their foodpipe (called esophageal varices).
- Trial name
- NCT01291277
- Testing
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Carvedilol as an Adjunct to Endoscopic Cyanoacrylate Injection for Secondary Prophylaxis of Gastric Variceal Bleeding
Gastric variceal obturation is the current endoscopic therapy of choice for gastric variceal bleeding but is associated with a high rebleeding rate. Carvedilol is a potent non-selective β-blocker.
- Trial name
- NCT02504723
- Testing
- carvedilol, cyanoacrylate
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.