DRUG
Terlipressin
Terlipressin 1mg IV bolus
Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
36
Locations
1
Results
Not posted
Publications
0
Study summary
Clinical trial to compare the effects of terlipressin and octreotide in the reduction of portal hypertension measured as hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in patients with liver cirrhosis
Interventions
DRUG
Terlipressin 1mg IV bolus
DRUG
Terlipressin by IV continuous infusion at a rate of 2mg/day (max 4mg/day) during 2 hours
DRUG
Octreotide 50mcg IV bolus plus continuous infusion at a rate of 50mcg/h during 2 hours
Timeline
First posted
Apr 20, 2020
Study start
Jun 2020
Primary completion
Feb 2022
Study completion
May 2022
Results posted
Not reported
Registry updated
Apr 20, 2020
Outcomes
Change in HVPG
Time frame · 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours
Not reported in the indexed record.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: 18-75 years old. 2. Liver Cirrhosis 3. Portal hypertension 4. Stable disease in the absence of vasoactive agents 5. Signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patients on medications that can prolong QT interval 2. Patients with HCC not fulfilling Milan criteria for transplant 3. Grade II-IV hepatic encephalopathy 4. GI bleeding in the last 10 days 5. Child-Pugh C above 12 points 6. Bacterial infection in the last 10 days 7. HVPG \<12mmHg 8. Plasma sodium \<130mmol/l 9. Serum creatinine \>2mg/dl 10. Serum bilirubin \>5mg/dl 11. INR\>2.5 12. Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease 13. HIV infection 14. Extra hepatic malignancies 15. Heart failure NYHA Grade III/IV, COPD GOLD\>2 16. Morbid obesity 17. Coronary heart disease or intestinal ischemia 18. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Study locations
Spain. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.
Hospital Clinic
Barcelona, Spain
Publications
No PMID-linked publications were present in this registry snapshot.
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