drugset / Trial / NCT00539565

RCT of Steroids Following Kasai Portoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia.

NCT00539565 ↗

Phase 3 Unknown 100 enrolled King's College Hospital NHS Trust
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

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.

Timeline

Start
2000-01
Primary completion
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Completion
2008-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Prednisolone Other / unclassified 1 mg/kg Oral

Indications