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NCT number NCT02642484
Other study ID # Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received December 24, 2015
Last updated December 30, 2017
Start date December 2018
Est. completion date December 2022

Study information

Verified date December 2017
Source Tanta University
Contact Sherief M. Abd-Elsalam, Consultant
Phone 00201095159522
Email sherif_tropical@yahoo.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

- Muscle cramps markedly affect the quality of life in cirrhotic patients with no highly effective drug.

- Quinine was suggested for treatment of patients with muscle cramps in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, thrombocytopenia, cardiac arrhythmias and cinchonism are serious side effects.


Description:

• The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of Gabapentin in the treatment of muscle cramps in patients with liver cirrhosis.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 200
Est. completion date December 2022
Est. primary completion date December 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- liver cirrhosis patients

Exclusion Criteria:

- allergy to gapabentin.

- pregnancy and lactation. Renal failure.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Gabapentin
Gapapentin twice daily
Calcium Carbonate
calcium carbonate twice daily

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Tanta university - faculty of medicine Tanta Elgharbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tanta University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of muscle cramps 3 months
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