Status:

COMPLETED

Spironolactone Versus Spironolactone Plus Furosemide (SVSSF)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Padova

Conditions:

Cirrhosis

Ascites

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The question whether the sequential diuretic therapy, that means using an antialdosteronic drug at first and adding a loop diuretic in nonresponders, is better than the combination of the two diuretic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Grade 2 ascites
  • Serum creatinine less than 1.2 mtg/dl
  • Serum sodium \> 130 mmol/l
  • Serum potassium within 3.5 and 4.5 mmol/l
  • At least five days after the withdrawal of diuretics
  • A 90 mmol/day Na diet.

Exclusion

  • Any therapeutic paracentesis for ascites before inclusion
  • Cardiac or respiratory disease
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, bacterial infections in the last 4 weeks before inclusion.
  • The use of NSAIDs or other nephrotoxic drugs in the last 4 weeks before inclusion.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00741663

Start Date

April 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

September 25 2008

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University of Padova, Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Padua, Italy, 35100