A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Impact of Fasting Duration on Postoperative Rebleeding Following Esophageal Variceal Ligation.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
339 participants
Jun 20, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of early postoperative oral intake (with a fasting period of 6 hours) versus delayed postoperative oral intake (with fasting periods of 24 hours or 48 hours) in patients with cirrhosis undergoing esophageal variceal ligation therapy.
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Interventions
Post-balloon occlusion procedure: fasting for 24 hours
Post-balloon occlusion procedure: fasting for 48 hours
Post-balloon occlusion procedure: fasting for 6 hours
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NCT07774143