# Banding Versus Propranolol for Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding

> **NCT00337740** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Padova** · enrollment: 120 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Liver Cirrhosis
- Esophageal Varices

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** endoscopic variceal banding
- **DRUG:** propranolol

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00337740
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Padova
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** —
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** From the interim analysis resulted that more than 1000 patients were required to demonstrate a significant difference between the 2 treatments.
- **Last updated:** 2012-04-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00337740

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00337740, "Banding Versus Propranolol for Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00337740. Licensed CC0.

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