Status:

COMPLETED

Terlipressin Infusion Alone Vs Terlipressin With Noradrenaline Infusion In The Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1

Lead Sponsor:

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Conditions:

Type 1 HEPATO RENAL SYNDROME(HRS)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is defined as a functional renal failure in a patient with chronic liver disease, or liver cirrhosis.The splanchnic circulation undergoes severe vasodilation, as a result of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age\>18 years and \<80 yrs;
  • Cirrhosis as diagnosed by clinical findings, endoscopy or USG examination or by liver biopsy.
  • HRS I as defined by the following features:
  • The patient should have Cirrhosis and also ascites
  • Renal failure of rapid onset -Initial value of sCr, doubling to reach a level of more than 226mmol/L (2.5 mg/dL) in less than two weeks
  • There should be absence of shock.
  • sCr value does not reduce to less than 1.5 mg/dl even after 2 days of stopping diuretics and giving Inj.Albumin for plasma volume expansion (1g/kg ) upto 100g/day.
  • No H/O being treated currently or recently with drugs having nephrotoxicity.
  • Absence of parenchymal renal disease:
  • Proteinuria \< 0.5g/day
  • Absence of microhaematuria (\<50 red cells/high powered field)
  • Normal renal ultrasonography

Exclusion

  • AKI improved after plasma volume expansion
  • Any history of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy.
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Septic shock
  • Any severe extra-hepatic condition including respiratory and cardiac failure.
  • Any contraindication which precludes the use of Noradrenaline and Terlipressin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03822091

Start Date

January 28 2019

End Date

January 30 2020

Last Update

May 9 2023

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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Chandigarh, India, 160012