Ultrasound to predict bleeding risk from enlarged food pipe veins
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study uses ultrasound (sound wave imaging) to check your liver and veins to see if you are at risk for bleeding from enlarged veins in your food pipe. It may help find a safer, less invasive way to predict bleeding risk compared to routine endoscopy.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), whether it is early or advanced
- You are already scheduled for an upper endoscopy (a scope test of your stomach and food pipe)
- You have not had treatment in the past for varices (enlarged veins in your food pipe), such as banding or sclerotherapy
- You have not had surgery to reroute blood flow (like a shunt or TIPS), and you haven't had your spleen removed
- You are not taking beta-blockers to prevent variceal bleeding, and you don't have liver cancer with a blood clot in the liver's main vein
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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