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CompletedNCT01637038

The Effect of Remote Ischemic Postconditioning on Liver Graft and Renal Function in Patients Undergoing Living-related Liver Transplantation

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80 (actual)
Sponsor
Samsung Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The investigators are trying to evaluate the clinical effect of remote ischemic postconditioning on liver graft function and postoperative renal function in subjects undergoing living-donor liver transplantation.

Detailed description

Ischemic reperfusion injury of liver graft and postoperative renal dysfunction is a common problem which influence poor outcome in subjects undergoing liver transplantation. The incidence of postoperative renal dysfunction was reported as high as 12 \~ 64% and is thought to be caused by ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ischemic pre- or postconditioning was reported to be effective for preventing ischemia/reperfusion injury during liver transplantation. Remote ischemic pre- or postconditioning was also reported to be protective for ischemia/reperfusion injury in major organs in previous animal studies. Therefore, we are trying to evaluate the clinical effect of remote ischemic postconditioning on liver graft function and postoperative renal function in subjects undergoing living-donor liver transplantation.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERRIPCThose undergoing remote ischemic postconditioning. Remote ischemic postconditioning consists of three 5-min cycles of upper limb ischemia, which was induced by an automated cuff-inflator placed on the unilateral upper limb and inflated to 250 mm Hg, with an intervening 5 min of reperfusion during which the cuff was deflated.

Timeline

Start date
2012-06-01
Primary completion
2013-02-01
Completion
2013-02-01
First posted
2012-07-10
Last updated
2013-12-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01637038. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.