Trial Outcomes & Findings for Probiotics for Liver Cirrhosis With Portal Hypertension (NCT NCT01598064)

NCT ID: NCT01598064

Last Updated: 2014-09-18

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

49 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

8 weeks

Results posted on

2014-09-18

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
GK#10
GK#10 1 pk tid for 8 weeks
Placebo
Placebo 1 pack tid for 8 weeks
Overall Study
STARTED
25
24
Overall Study
COMPLETED
25
24
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Probiotics for Liver Cirrhosis With Portal Hypertension

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
GK#10
n=25 Participants
GK#10 1 pk tid for 8 weeks
Placebo
n=24 Participants
Placebo 1 pack tid for 8 weeks
Total
n=49 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
59.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12 • n=5 Participants
58.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6 • n=7 Participants
59.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.2 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
17 Participants
n=7 Participants
32 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Taiwan
25 participants
n=5 Participants
24 participants
n=7 Participants
49 participants
n=5 Participants
Reasons of cirrhosis
CIRRHOSIS UNKNOWN REASONS
4 participants
n=5 Participants
3 participants
n=7 Participants
7 participants
n=5 Participants
Reasons of cirrhosis
CIRRHOSIS WITH REASONS
21 participants
n=5 Participants
21 participants
n=7 Participants
42 participants
n=5 Participants
Alcoholism
ALCOHOLSIM
2 participants
n=5 Participants
2 participants
n=7 Participants
4 participants
n=5 Participants
Alcoholism
NON-ALCOHOLISM
23 participants
n=5 Participants
22 participants
n=7 Participants
45 participants
n=5 Participants
HBV
HBV
9 participants
n=5 Participants
11 participants
n=7 Participants
20 participants
n=5 Participants
HBV
NON-HBV
16 participants
n=5 Participants
13 participants
n=7 Participants
29 participants
n=5 Participants
HCV
HCV
8 participants
n=5 Participants
6 participants
n=7 Participants
14 participants
n=5 Participants
HCV
NON-HCV
17 participants
n=5 Participants
18 participants
n=7 Participants
35 participants
n=5 Participants
Ascites
ASCITES
9 participants
n=5 Participants
7 participants
n=7 Participants
16 participants
n=5 Participants
Ascites
NO ASCITES
16 participants
n=5 Participants
17 participants
n=7 Participants
33 participants
n=5 Participants
Variceal bleeding
VARICEAL BLEEDING
0 participants
n=5 Participants
1 participants
n=7 Participants
1 participants
n=5 Participants
Variceal bleeding
NO VARICEAL BLEEDING
25 participants
n=5 Participants
23 participants
n=7 Participants
48 participants
n=5 Participants
Hepatic encephalopathy
HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
2 participants
n=5 Participants
4 participants
n=7 Participants
6 participants
n=5 Participants
Hepatic encephalopathy
NO HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
23 participants
n=5 Participants
20 participants
n=7 Participants
43 participants
n=5 Participants
Diabetes
DIABETES
6 participants
n=5 Participants
6 participants
n=7 Participants
12 participants
n=5 Participants
Diabetes
NON DIABETES
19 participants
n=5 Participants
18 participants
n=7 Participants
37 participants
n=5 Participants
Hypertension
HYPERTENSION
4 participants
n=5 Participants
3 participants
n=7 Participants
7 participants
n=5 Participants
Hypertension
NON HYPERTENSION
21 participants
n=5 Participants
21 participants
n=7 Participants
42 participants
n=5 Participants
Cerebral vascular accident
CVA
0 participants
n=5 Participants
0 participants
n=7 Participants
0 participants
n=5 Participants
Cerebral vascular accident
NON CVA
25 participants
n=5 Participants
24 participants
n=7 Participants
49 participants
n=5 Participants
WBC (cells/ml)
5019 cells/ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2027 • n=5 Participants
5116 cells/ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1815 • n=7 Participants
5111 cells/ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1886 • n=5 Participants
Hb (g/dL)
12.8 g/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.8 • n=5 Participants
13.2 g/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.1 • n=7 Participants
13.0 g/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.0 • n=5 Participants
Platelet (x1000 platelets/μl)
108.3 x1000 platelets/uL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 58.2 • n=5 Participants
112.3 x1000 platelets/uL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 45.9 • n=7 Participants
110.2 x1000 platelets/uL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 50.5 • n=5 Participants
Cr (mg/dL)
0.8 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.3 • n=5 Participants
0.9 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.2 • n=7 Participants
0.8 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.3 • n=5 Participants
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
1.2 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.6 • n=5 Participants
1.2 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.6 • n=7 Participants
1.2 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.6 • n=5 Participants
AST (U/L)
58.4 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 24.8 • n=5 Participants
51.1 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.9 • n=7 Participants
54.6 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 22.5 • n=5 Participants
ALT (U/L)
48.2 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 29.3 • n=5 Participants
39.5 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 21.3 • n=7 Participants
43.6 U/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 25.0 • n=5 Participants
Prothrombin time (seconds)
12.4 seconds
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.1 • n=5 Participants
11.8 seconds
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.5 • n=7 Participants
12.3 seconds
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.3 • n=5 Participants
hsCRP (mg/L)
7.1 mg/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.5 • n=5 Participants
7.4 mg/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.3 • n=7 Participants
7.2 mg/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.9 • n=5 Participants
Malondialdehyde (μM)
0.6 μM
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.2 • n=5 Participants
0.6 μM
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.2 • n=7 Participants
0.6 μM
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.2 • n=5 Participants
Re-admission
Re-admission
2 participants
n=5 Participants
3 participants
n=7 Participants
5 participants
n=5 Participants
Re-admission
No re-admission
23 participants
n=5 Participants
21 participants
n=7 Participants
44 participants
n=5 Participants
TNF-α (pg/mL)
12.0 pg/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.9 • n=5 Participants
10.8 pg/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=7 Participants
11.4 pg/mL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.4 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 8 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
GK#10
n=25 Participants
GK#10 1 pk tid for 8 weeks
Placebo
n=24 Participants
Placebo 1 pack tid for 8 weeks
Admission Due to Complications Related to Portal Hypertension
2 participants
3 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 8 weeks

Measure ALT level of patients

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
GK#10
n=16 Participants
GK#10 1 pk tid for 8 weeks
Placebo
n=19 Participants
Placebo 1 pack tid for 8 weeks
Liver Function Evaluation
48.9 U/L
Standard Deviation 30.1
39.2 U/L
Standard Deviation 19.4

Adverse Events

GK#10

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Po Lin Chen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Phone: 886-2353535

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place