Sedation and Analgesia for Transjugular Liver Biopsy: A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Transjugular liver catheterisation allows the measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and the sampling of liver tissue but patient's tolerance to the procedure is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess tolerance to transjugular hepatic liver biopsy with or without conscious sedation/analgesia.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Erasme University Hospital
• Treatments: Liver Extracts; Meperidine; Midazolam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• suspected liver disease

• known liver disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• liver transplants

• hepatocellular carcinoma

• hypersensitivity or allergy to benzodiazepines or morphinic derivatives