A RCT COMPARING LACTULOSE AND RIFAXIMIN ASSOCIATED WITH A VEGETABLE DIET IN THE PREVENTION OF POST-TIPS OVERT HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing TIPS Placement Clinical Trial

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial whose purpose is to evaluate the efficacy of therapy with lactulose and rifaximin associated with a vegetable diet in the prevention of post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing TIPS Placement
• Hepatic Encephalopathy

• NCT number: NCT02931123
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Roma La Sapienza
• Contact: Oliviero Riggio, Professor
• Phone: +390649972021
• Email: oliviero.riggio@uniroma1.it
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: November 2015
• Completion date: November 2018