Fibrates for the treatment of cholestatic itch (FITCH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Fibrates for the treatment of cholestatic itch (FITCH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Pruritus (itch) is a frequent, burdensome and difficult-to-treat symptom in patients with cholestasis. Fibrates are currently under investigation for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis in patients with a suboptimal response to ursodeoxycholic acid. Moreover, there is em...

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Main Authors: Ruth Bolier, Elsemieke S. de Vries, Albert Parés, Jeltje Helder, E. Marleen Kemper, Koos Zwinderman, Ronald P. Oude Elferink, Ulrich Beuers, the Netherlands Association for the Study of the Liver (NASL) Cholestatic Liver Diseases Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Bezafibrate
Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis
Pruritus
Itch
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1966-8

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