RCT of Steroids Following Kasai Portoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2008-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Biliary atresia is a congenital disorder of bile duct development or destruction of established but immature bile ducts. The study tests the hypothesis that post-operative steroids improve outcome following the Kasai procedure - the commonest surgical treatment.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: King's College Hospital NHS Trust
• Treatments: Prednisolone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• biliary atresia

Exclusion Criteria:

• <100 days at portoenterostomy

• no other anomalies (e.g. Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation syndrome)

• anu contra-indications to corticosteroids