Symptomatic Ascites Drainage With a Patient-controlled Vascular Catheter.

NCT ID: NCT02724683

Last Updated: 2023-02-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether drainage with the usage of a fine, patient-controlled vascular catheter inserted into abdominal cavity is a feasible, safe and effective method in the management of symptomatic malignant ascites. Complications' rate of the procedure and patients' quality of life, nutritional status and experience on the treatment are main endpoints.

Detailed Description

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Patients with symptomatic, refractory malignant ascites (MA) will be eligible for the study. In case a cancer treatment is not effective against ascites, or no target, systemic treatment is possible patients will be eligible for percutaneous placement of a vascular catheter into abdominal cavity followed be drainage performed in a regular basis when required, at home or ambulatory. Adult patients with every malignant disease, female and male, and coexisting symptomatic MA can be recruited.

Clinical, quality of life (QOL) and quality of the procedure data will be collected. The study is planned to be a multiinstitutional. A template is provided to collect essential clinical data concerned with a patient, malignant disease, procedure performance and complications. QOL and patients' experience on the treatment is to be evaluated with formal questionnaires - EORTC C15-PAL and FACIT-TS-G - permission to use granted from EORTC and FACIT respectively. Additionally, a nutrition monitoring will be performed (if possible and feasible) in patients with MA and drainage.

Data will be saved in a computer, secured data base for calculations. A cohort of 150 patients is planned to be collected. Duration of the study will depend on how many institutions will participate, and how fast patients will be recruited.

Conditions

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Malignant Ascites

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Symptomatic ascites drainage with CVC.

Patients with malignant, symptomatic, refractory ascites. Ascites drainage with vascular catheter (CVC) inserted into abdominal cavity will be performed. Patients will be asked to complete interview, quality of life questionnaire, nutritional status assessment and quality of procedure survey.

Ascites drainage with vascular catheter.

Intervention Type DEVICE

In case of symptomatic malignant ascites, the procedure of vascular catheter insertion into abdominal cavity will be performed, followed by slow, systematic drainage, on patient's demand.

Interview.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interview with patients will be performed according to attached chart. The aim is to collect data concerning patient's symptoms, co-morbidity, and basic clinical data about the primary malignancy and treatment status.

Quality of life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Quality of life questionnaire (QLQ). Patients will be asked to complete QLQ at two time points: 1. immediately before the procedure, 2. one or two weeks after the procedure.

Quality of procedure.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients will be asked to complete quality of procedure questionnaire at one time point: one or two weeks after the procedure.

Nutritional status

Intervention Type OTHER

Risk of malnutrition and ability to feed normally will be assessed with specific questionnaire at two time points: 1. immediately before the procedure, 2. one or two weeks after the procedure.

Interventions

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Ascites drainage with vascular catheter.

In case of symptomatic malignant ascites, the procedure of vascular catheter insertion into abdominal cavity will be performed, followed by slow, systematic drainage, on patient's demand.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interview.

Interview with patients will be performed according to attached chart. The aim is to collect data concerning patient's symptoms, co-morbidity, and basic clinical data about the primary malignancy and treatment status.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Quality of life.

Quality of life questionnaire (QLQ). Patients will be asked to complete QLQ at two time points: 1. immediately before the procedure, 2. one or two weeks after the procedure.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Quality of procedure.

Patients will be asked to complete quality of procedure questionnaire at one time point: one or two weeks after the procedure.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Nutritional status

Risk of malnutrition and ability to feed normally will be assessed with specific questionnaire at two time points: 1. immediately before the procedure, 2. one or two weeks after the procedure.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with symptomatic, refractory malignant ascites,
* supportive care (professional or family members) available at patients' home,
* informed signed consent of the patient.

Exclusion Criteria

* ascites not of malignant origin,
* asymptomatic ascites,
* suspected or clinically apparent infection especially at the site of planned drainage placement,
* significant coagulopathy,
* very poor performance status (PS4),
* patient not able to read and sign informed consent,
* mucinous ascites.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maciej Stukan, MD, PhD

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maciej Stukan, MD, PhD

Dr

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maciej Stukan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Gdynia Oncology Center

Locations

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The Central and Eastern European Gynecologic Oncology Group (CEEGOG)

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Gdynia Oncology Center

Gdynia, , Poland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia Poland

Central Contacts

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Maciej Stukan, MD

Role: CONTACT

+48692112481

Facility Contacts

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Ivana Nohova

Role: primary

Role: backup

Maciej Stukan, MD

Role: primary

+48692112481

References

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Hui D, Bruera E. Integrating palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2016 Mar;13(3):159-71. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2015.201. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26598947 (View on PubMed)

Stephenson J, Gilbert J. The development of clinical guidelines on paracentesis for ascites related to malignancy. Palliat Med. 2002 May;16(3):213-8. doi: 10.1191/0269216302pm509oa.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12046997 (View on PubMed)

Becker G, Galandi D, Blum HE. Malignant ascites: systematic review and guideline for treatment. Eur J Cancer. 2006 Mar;42(5):589-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.11.018. Epub 2006 Jan 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 16434188 (View on PubMed)

Stukan M, Lesniewski-Kmak K, Wroblewska M, Dudziak M. Management of symptomatic ascites and post-operative lymphocysts with an easy-to-use, patient-controlled, vascular catheter. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Mar;136(3):466-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.11.073. Epub 2014 Nov 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25434633 (View on PubMed)

da Silva Fink J, Daniel de Mello P, Daniel de Mello E. Subjective global assessment of nutritional status - A systematic review of the literature. Clin Nutr. 2015 Oct;34(5):785-92. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.12.014. Epub 2014 Dec 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25596153 (View on PubMed)

Stukan M. Drainage of malignant ascites: patient selection and perspectives. Cancer Manag Res. 2017 Apr 12;9:115-130. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S100210. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28442933 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GCO-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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