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TerminatedNCT00205049

Pentoxifylline for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis (AAH)

A Pilot Study of Pentoxifylline-Therapy for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
4 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of pentoxifylline compared to placebo in AAH while studying putative mechanisms that are plausible and testable. The main hypothesis is that pentoxifylline reduces the 90-day mortality of AAH.

Detailed description

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of pentoxifylline compared to placebo in AAH while studying putative mechanisms that are plausible and testable. The main hypothesis is that pentoxifylline reduces the 90-day mortality of AAH. This study never moved forward due to funding issues.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGpentoxifyllinedaily dosing

Timeline

Start date
2005-03-01
Primary completion
2006-11-01
Completion
2006-11-01
First posted
2005-09-20
Last updated
2014-05-13
Results posted
2014-05-13

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00205049. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.