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CompletedNCT00407004

Elimination of Albumin-Bound Substances by MARS and Prometheus

Effect of Extracorporeal Liver Support by MARS and Prometheus on Albumin-Bound Substances in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (planned)
Sponsor
Medical University of Graz · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This trial compares the efficacy of two artificial liver support systems, MARS (Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System) and Prometheus (FPSA, Fractionated Plasma Separation and Adsorption), in removing albumin-bound substances such as bilirubin, bile acids, and cytokines.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEMARS (Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System)
DEVICEPrometheus (FPSA, Fractionated Plasma Separation and Adsorption)

Timeline

Start date
2003-03-01
Completion
2004-04-01
First posted
2006-12-04
Last updated
2006-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00407004. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.