Status:

UNKNOWN

Low-dose Albumin Solution in SBP: a Randomized Double-blind Pilot Study

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

Renal Impairment

All Cause Mortality

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and severe complication of cirrhosis. The most serious complication of SBP is the hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which occurs in up to 30 percent of pa...

Detailed Description

Patients with cirrhosis who had spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and who are admitted from March 2006 to a single university hospital were evaluated for inclusion in the study. The study was ap...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • cytological diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • age between 18 and 80 years
  • written informed consent

Exclusion

  • findings suggestive of secondary peritonitis
  • antibiotic treatment within one week before the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (except for prophylactic treatment with norfloxacin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole)
  • other infections, shock, gastrointestinal bleeding, grade 3 or 4 hepatic encephalopathy, cardiac failure, and any disease (e.g., advanced neoplasia) that could affect the short term prognosis
  • creatinine level of more than 3 mg per deciliter
  • potential causes of dehydration (such as diarrhea or an intense response to diuretic treatment) within one week before the diagnosis of peritonitis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00852800

Start Date

March 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

June 7 2010

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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-903