Rifaximin Versus Lactulose in Renal Failure
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Official title
A Randomized Comparison of Rifaximin Versus Lactulose in Hospitalized Cirrhotic Patients With Progressive Renal Failure
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with cirrhosis of the liver and renal failure and determine if the administration of rifaximin as compared to lactulose is associated with less frequent and/or slower progression to severe hepatic encephalopathy. If one is associated with lower blood ammonia levels. And, if one is associated with lower breath hydrogen and methane levels.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00748904
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2008
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2009
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2009
- Last update posted
- Feb 7, 2022
2008 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weill Cornell Medical Center | New York | New York | 10021 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 7, 2022 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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