Terlipressin in Cirrhotic Patients With Recidivation Ascites Treated With Paracentesis and Albumin

NCT ID: NCT00986817

Last Updated: 2015-06-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 82 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-04-30

Brief Summary

Ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis. Sodium restriction and diuretics are the first step treatment. Refractory ascites (not responding to first step treatment) is treated with repeated large volume paracentesis followed by intra venous albumin expansion. In pilot studies vasoconstrictor agents such as terlipressin have shown beneficial effect on ascites production. Therefore the investigators will study the effect of combined therapy with albumin and terlipressin on recidivation ascites.

Detailed Description

About 30% of cirrhotic patients will develop ascites. Sodium restriction and diuretics are the first step treatment. Total paracentesis is used in patients with cirrhosis and tense ascites. Paracentesis alone was found to induce a decrease in effective arterial blood volume. This circulatory dysfunction may induce inhospital complications such as impaired renal function or hyponatremia and is associated with a significant reduction in long term survival. Intravenous albumin administration after paracentesis has been shown to prevent the post paracentesis decrease in arterial blood volume. Paracentesis also induces arteriolar vasodilation which plays a major role in initiating the decrease in arterial blood volume. Therefore, administration of a vasoconstrictor may decrease paracentesis induced arteriolar vasodilation and prevent the resulting decrease in effective arterial blood volume. Two randomised pilot studies suggest that Terlipressin may be as effective as intravenous albumin in preventing a decrease in effective arterial blood volume in patients with cirrhosis treated by paracentesis for tense ascites. The combined treatment, albumin plus terlipressin, could have additional effect and may improve ascites in such patients. In several studies the combined therapy, albumin plus terlipressin, has shown beneficial effect in cirrhotic patients with hepatorenal syndrome characterized by a sever decrease in arterial blood volume and vasodilation. In these studies, combined therapy was well tolerated.The aim of this study is to compare ascites relapse between two groups of cirrhotic patients with recidivation ascites treated by paracentesis and intravenous albumin perfusion plus terlipressin or placebo. In this double blind randomized multi-center trial, all patients receive albumin perfusion at the dose 8 g/l of removed ascites and Terlipressin (1mg) or placebo, administrated before and at the end of the paracentesis.

Conditions

Cirrhosis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Terlipressin

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Terlipressin

Intervention Type: DRUG

Albumin perfusions at the dose 8 g/l of removed ascites and Terlipressin (1mg), administrated before and at the end of the paracentesis.

Placebo

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

albumin perfusion at the dose 8 g/l of removed ascites and placebo, administrated before and at the end of the paracentesis.

Interventions

Terlipressin

Albumin perfusions at the dose 8 g/l of removed ascites and Terlipressin (1mg), administrated before and at the end of the paracentesis.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo

albumin perfusion at the dose 8 g/l of removed ascites and placebo, administrated before and at the end of the paracentesis.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient aged 18 years old and more with cirrhosis and refractory ascites define by the international ascites club.
• Vital status non engaged in the 2 months

Exclusion Criteria

• cardiovascular disease : previous or actual angina pectoralis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, rhythm or conduction disorders, repolarisation abnormality on ECG
• respiratory disease: previous or actual chronic pulmonary insufficiency, asthma
• uncontrolled hypertension
• acute portal vein thrombosis (less then 3 months) or currently treated.
• chronic renal insufficiency (creatin > 15 mg/L)
• severe hepatic encephalopathy
• Alcoholic hepatitis or gastrointestinal bleeding in the last 3 months
• hepatocellular carcinoma
• severe illness with life threatening
• pregnant or breastfeeding women

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Nicolas Carbonell, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hôpital Saint Antoine

Locations

CARBONELL Nicolas

Paris, Paris, France

Countries

France

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Other Identifiers

P071215

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id