New Ultrasound-Guided scope may slash deadly bleeding risk in liver cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05629845
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a newer, ultrasound-guided endoscopic technique to prevent repeat bleeding from enlarged veins in the stomach or esophagus of liver cancer patients. About 84 adults who recently had such bleeding controlled by standard endoscopy will be randomly assigned to receive either the standard or the ultrasound-guided treatment. The goal is to see which method better reduces the chance of bleeding again within 90 days.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 84 people
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- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive HCC patients age 18 or older with recent (within 4 weeks of the episode) EV or GV bleeding successfully controlled by conventional endoscopic therapies (VBL for EV or glue injection for GV) * Able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study and comply with the study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide written informed consent * Contraindications for endoscopy due to underlying comorbidities * HCC patients with non-variceal source of gastrointestinal bleeding * Refractory coagulopathy (INR\>1.5) or refractory thrombocytopenia (platelets \<50,000) despite blood product transfusion * Moribund patients from terminal illness
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Locations
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Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGShatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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