Banding Versus Propranolol for Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding

NCT00337740 · clinicaltrials.gov ↗

PHASE3

Phase

TERMINATED

Status

120

Enrollment

OTHER

Sponsor class

Stopped From the interim analysis resulted that more than 1000 patients were required to demonstrate a significant difference between the 2 treatments.

Conditions

Liver Cirrhosis
Esophageal Varices

Interventions

PROCEDURE: endoscopic variceal banding
DRUG: propranolol

Sponsor

University of Padova