NCT01073202

Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Graft Recovery Early After Adult Liver Transplantation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to investigate the possible beneficial effects of UDCA on liver graft recovery early after adult liver transplantation.

Conditions

• Liver Transplantation
• Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
• Cholestasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	ursodeoxycholic acid	13-15mg/kg/day, 250mg/capsule, given twice per day, within the first 4 weeks after liver transplantation
DRUG	identical-appearing placebo	13-15mg/kg/day, 250mg/capsule, given twice per day, within the first 4 weeks after liver transplantation

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-04-01
• Completion: 2009-01-01
• First posted: 2010-02-23
• Last updated: 2010-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China