Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00950508
A Study of the Effect of Plasmaexchange in Patients With Acute Liver Failure
European Multicenter Plasma Exchange Trial (Empet): A Controlled, Open, Randomised, Multicenter Study In Patients With Acute Liver Failure
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 183 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to examine if high-volume plasma exchange has a positive effect on mortality in patients with acute liver failure.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | High volume plasma exchange | 3 high volume plasma exchanges over 3 days |
| PROCEDURE | Standard medical treatment | Standard medical treatment |
Timeline
- Start date
- 1998-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-07-01
- Completion
- 2009-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-07-31
- Last updated
- 2014-11-05
Locations
3 sites across 3 countries: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00950508. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.