UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000003085
Receipt number R000003747
Scientific Title Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2010/02/01
Last modified on 2013/08/20 09:34:19

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study

Acronym

Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study

Scientific Title

Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of branched-chain amino acids support in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized controlled study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

hepatocellular carcinoma

Classification by specialty

Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine

Classification by malignancy

Malignancy

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

target population:patients with liver cirhosis and early-stagehepatocellular carcinoma
Aim:Evaluation of the benefit of oral branched chain amino acids in patients with hepatocellularcarcinoma undergoing local ablation treatment.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Short- to mid-term effects of liver function and nutrition status during the post ablative period.

Key secondary outcomes

Time to tumor progression


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

The patients in the BCAA group received BCAA orally administration before tumor ablation therapy until 1 month after the therapy.

Interventions/Control_2

The patients in the diet group received diet therapy with defined daily food intake.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1)Early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma(BCLC staging)
2)Compensated liver cirrhosis
3) Equal to or more than 20 years old.

Key exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria are the presence of any one of the following: serum albumin <2.5mg dL, serum total bilirubin level <3mg/dL, hepatic encephalopathy of or above grade II, history of albumin infusion or receiving BCAA granules in the preceding 3 months, and bleeding varices.

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Manabu Morimoto

Organization

Yokohama City University Medical Center

Division name

Gastroenterological Center

Zip code


Address

4-57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama City, 232-0024, Japan

TEL

045-261-5656

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Manabu Morimoto

Organization

Yokohama City University Medical Center

Division name

Gastroenterological Center

Zip code


Address

4-57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama City, 232-0024, Japan

TEL

045-261-5656

Homepage URL


Email

morimoto@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Yokohama City University Medical Center Gastroenterological Center

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

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IRB Contact (For public release)

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Address


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Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

横浜市立大学附属市民総合医療センター (神奈川県)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2010 Year 02 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Results Delayed


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Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


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Progress

Recruitment status

Terminated

Date of protocol fixation

2010 Year 01 Month 25 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2012 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2013 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2010 Year 01 Month 25 Day

Last modified on

2013 Year 08 Month 20 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000003747


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