EUS-guided tool to check how well beta-blockers work for cirrhosis
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a new way to measure if a type of blood pressure medicine called non-selective beta-blockers (NSBBs) is helping patients with cirrhosis. It uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera (endoscope) to measure pressures in the liver and a nearby vein. If you have cirrhosis with high pressure in the portal vein but haven't started NSBBs yet, this study may help your doctor decide if the medicine is working for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have cirrhosis that is stable (no major complications like jaundice or fluid buildup).
- Your doctor suspects you have high blood pressure in the vein that carries blood to your liver (called portal hypertension).
- You have not yet started taking a non-selective beta-blocker (NSBB) medicine.
- You are willing to have two different types of pressure measurements: one with a thin tube in a neck vein and one with a camera in your stomach.
- You are between 18 and 80 years old, not pregnant, and can give consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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