Study of the Protective Effect of Mechanism of Pentoxyfilline After Major Liver Resection Under Inflow Occlusion (Pringle Manoeuvre)

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2010

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2010

Conditions
Liver Regeneration
Interventions
DRUG

pentoxyfilline

The total dose of 1 mg/kg/h will be used. At the preoperative day half of the daily dose will be given as a 4-hour short-term infusion within 24 hours before surgery. Afterwards, a continuous intravenous infusion of PTX 1 mg/kg of body weight per hour will be started intra-operatively and will be continued for a total of 72 hours after surgery.

DRUG

Placebo

This group will be treated with saline solution at the same time points. The infusion volume and infusion rate of saline solution correspond to that of the PTF group.

Trial Locations (1)

8091

University Hospital Zurich, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Zurich

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Zurich

OTHER

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