Liver failure liver fibrosis
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be administered a single dose of DDAVP (0.3 µg/kg, intravenously)
Blood samples (10 ml, into trisodiumcitrate) will be taken just before
infusion, and 1, 3, 6, and 24 hours after infus
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Research group: - Leeftijd > 18 yrs - Non-cholestatic cirrhosis, with moderate to severe disease (Child B or C) - Schedukled to visit the policlinic hepatology for routine check-up - Informed consent Control group (samples obtained in Erasmus MC Rotterdam for different research project) - age>18 yrs - hemophilia type A - Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Study endpoint will be time-dependent changes in laboratory parameters in patients with cirrhosis compared to these changes in patients with hemophilia, in which the efficacy of DDAVP has been well established. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To elucidate possible mechanisms involved in the supranormal levels of VWF and factor VIII in patients with liver cirrhosis. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed