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Dual Energy CT for Gastroesophageal Varices

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up dect will be no more than 2 weeks from the time of endoscopy
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a new, non-invasive CT scan is better than current standard at detecting gastroesophageal varices (swollen blood vessels in the stomach) in people with cirrhosis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Gastroesophageal Varices

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~dect will be no more than 2 weeks from the time of endoscopy
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and dect will be no more than 2 weeks from the time of endoscopy for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
To Measure the Accuracy of Dual Energy CT for Detecting Any Varices and High-risk Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis Presenting for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Dual Energy CTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor
1,581 Previous Clinical Trials
2,278,018 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the upper bound of participants in this clinical experiment?

"Absolutely, the information posted on clinicaltrials.gov lists this study as actively recruiting for participants. This medical trial was first advertised on June 5th 2019 and has had a recent update date of July 9th 2022. Currently, there is need for 50 patients from 1 site to partake in the research."

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Are there still available openings in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov attests that this experiment is actively recruiting volunteers, having first been posted on June 5th 2019 and updated as recently as July 9th 2022. The researchers are planning to accept 50 patients from one specific medical facility."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Pennsylvania
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Dual Energy CT as a Noninvasive Method to Screen for Gastroesophageal Varices
Andrew Dennis Smith 2019. "Dual Energy CT as a Noninvasive Method to Screen for Gastroesophageal Varices". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03910413.
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