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CompletedNCT00232427

PiCCO Guided Therapy in Liver Cirrhosis

Optimized Therapy of Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by Hemodynamic Monitoring Using the PiCCO System

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Prospective comparison of standard therapy in liver cirrhosis versus standard therapy plus intensified hemodynamic monitoring using the PiCCO system.

Detailed description

Patients presenting with advanced liver cirrhosis will receive either standard treatment or standard treatment plus hemodynamic monitoring with the PiCCO device. Fluids and vasoacitve drugs will be administered according to the measurements over a period of 5 days.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREHemodynamic monitoring system PiCCO

Timeline

Start date
2005-08-01
Completion
2007-08-01
First posted
2005-10-04
Last updated
2007-10-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00232427. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.