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Hepatorenal SyndromePhase 3NCT00089570

Study of Terlipressin Versus Placebo to Treat Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1

A Phase 3 study testing terlipressin in people with Hepatorenal Syndrome, run by Mallinckrodt at 37 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether terlipressin is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) type 1 when compared to placebo. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Hepatorenal Syndrome
What is being tested?
terlipressin
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
112 participants
Where
37 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2004to Sep 2006
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Chronic, or acute liver disease
  • Rapidly progressive reduction in renal function, e.g. doubling of serum creatinine to >2.5 mg/dL in less than two weeks.
  • No sustained improvement in renal function after diuretic withdrawal and plasma volume expansion
  • Proteinuria <500 mg per day
  • No evidence of granular casts in urinalysis or ultrasonographic evidence of obstructive uropathy or parenchymal renal disease

Who cannot join

  • Ongoing shock
  • Uncontrolled bacterial infection
  • Current significant fluid losses
  • Current or recent treatment with nephrotoxic drugs (e.g. NSAIDs or aminoglycosides within 4 weeks)
  • Acute liver disease due to factors known to be also directly nephrotoxic (e.g. acetaminophen overdose)
  • Confirmed pregnancy
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  • Severe cardiovascular disease
  • Evidence of intrinsic or parenchymal renal disease (e.g. acute tubular necrosis)
  • Participation in other clinical studies within 30 days

Trial locations and contacts

37 sites in 1 country.

37 sites in 1 country

United States37 sites
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205

  • Lahey Clinic

    Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7080

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-9151

  • University of Colorado Hospital & Health Sciences Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80262

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, St. Luke's Texas Liver Institute

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • UCLA School of Medicine

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Methodist University Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38103

  • Fairview-University Medical Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8019

  • Tulane University Health Sciences Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center/Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Clinic

    New York, New York, 10032

  • University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - NJMS

    Newark, New Jersey, 07101-1709

  • 983285 Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-3285

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Albert Einstein Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054

  • Oregon Health Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239-3098

  • VCU Medical Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • UC Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest

    San Diego, California, 92103-9707

  • VA Medical Center

    San Diego, California, 92161

  • California Pacific Medical Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143-0538

  • University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98195-6174

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724-5136

  • Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

  • VA CT Health Care System

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516

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About this study

Official title: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase III Study of Intravenous Terlipressin in Patients With Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1

The purpose of this study is to determine whether terlipressin is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) type 1 when compared to placebo.

Being tested
terlipressin, Placebo
Keywords
hepatorenal syndrome, terlipressin
Medical subject headings
Hepatorenal Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • terlipressinDrug

  • PlaceboDrug

Study groups in NCT00089570
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TerlipressinExperimentalTerlipressin
Receives: Drug: terlipressin
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorPlacebo
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Treatment Success

    Measured: Day 14

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Renal function and survival

    Measured: Renal funtion to Day 14 and Survival to Day 180

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Aug 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2004
  3. Primary completionMar 2006
  4. Study completionSep 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
112 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00089570
Sponsor's protocol ID
OT-0401
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
6 Aug 2004
Last updated
27 Oct 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Arroyo V, Guevara M, Gines P. Hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis: pathogenesis and treatment. Gastroenterology. 2002 May;122(6):1658-76. doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.33575. No abstract available.

    PubMed 12016430
  • Colle I, Durand F, Pessione F, Rassiat E, Bernuau J, Barriere E, Lebrec D, Valla DC, Moreau R. Clinical course, predictive factors and prognosis in patients with cirrhosis and type 1 hepatorenal syndrome treated with Terlipressin: a retrospective analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2002 Aug;17(8):882-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02816.x.

    PubMed 12164964
  • Duhamel C, Mauillon J, Berkelmans I, Bourienne A, Tranvouez JL. Hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhotic patients: terlipressine is a safe and efficient treatment; propranolol and digitalic treatments: precipitating and preventing factors? Am J Gastroenterol. 2000 Oct;95(10):2984-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.03214.x. No abstract available.

    PubMed 11051385
  • Hadengue A, Gadano A, Moreau R, Giostra E, Durand F, Valla D, Erlinger S, Lebrec D. Beneficial effects of the 2-day administration of terlipressin in patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome. J Hepatol. 1998 Oct;29(4):565-70. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(98)80151-7.

    PubMed 9824265
  • Halimi C, Bonnard P, Bernard B, Mathurin P, Mofredj A, di Martino V, Demontis R, Henry-Biabaud E, Fievet P, Opolon P, Poynard T, Cadranel JF. Effect of terlipressin (Glypressin) on hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhotic patients: results of a multicentre pilot study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2002 Feb;14(2):153-8. doi: 10.1097/00042737-200202000-00009.

    PubMed 11981339
  • Moreau R, Durand F, Poynard T, Duhamel C, Cervoni JP, Ichai P, Abergel A, Halimi C, Pauwels M, Bronowicki JP, Giostra E, Fleurot C, Gurnot D, Nouel O, Renard P, Rivoal M, Blanc P, Coumaros D, Ducloux S, Levy S, Pariente A, Perarnau JM, Roche J, Scribe-Outtas M, Valla D, Bernard B, Samuel D, Butel J, Hadengue A, Platek A, Lebrec D, Cadranel JF. Terlipressin in patients with cirrhosis and type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: a retrospective multicenter study. Gastroenterology. 2002 Apr;122(4):923-30. doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.32364.

    PubMed 11910344
  • Mulkay JP, Louis H, Donckier V, Bourgeois N, Adler M, Deviere J, Le Moine O. Long-term terlipressin administration improves renal function in cirrhotic patients with type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: a pilot study. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2001 Jan-Mar;64(1):15-9.

    PubMed 11322061
  • Solanki P, Chawla A, Garg R, Gupta R, Jain M, Sarin SK. Beneficial effects of terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome: a prospective, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Feb;18(2):152-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02934.x.

    PubMed 12542598
  • Suzuki H, Stanley AJ. Current management and novel therapeutic strategies for refractory ascites and hepatorenal syndrome. QJM. 2001 Jun;94(6):293-300. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/94.6.293.

    PubMed 11391027
  • Uriz J, Gines P, Cardenas A, Sort P, Jimenez W, Salmeron JM, Bataller R, Mas A, Navasa M, Arroyo V, Rodes J. Terlipressin plus albumin infusion: an effective and safe therapy of hepatorenal syndrome. J Hepatol. 2000 Jul;33(1):43-8. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80158-0.

    PubMed 10905585
  • Bajaj JS, Kwo P, Pappas SC, O'Leary JG, Jamil K, Cardoza S, Wong F. Bradycardia and Other Arrhythmias in Patients With Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury Following Terlipressin Treatment: A Pooled Analysis of Three North American Phase III Clinical Studies. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Dec;62(11-12):1192-1201. doi: 10.1111/apt.70297. Epub 2025 Jul 24.

    PubMed 40704461
  • Mujtaba MA, Gamilla-Crudo AK, Merwat SN, Hussain SA, Kueht M, Karim A, Khattak MW, Rooney PJ, Jamil K. Terlipressin in combination with albumin as a therapy for hepatorenal syndrome in patients aged 65 years or older. Ann Hepatol. 2023 Sep-Oct;28(5):101126. doi: 10.1016/j.aohep.2023.101126. Epub 2023 Jun 10.

    PubMed 37302573
  • Velez JCQ, Wong F, Reddy KR, Sanyal AJ, Vargas HE, Curry MP, Gonzalez SA, Pappas SC, Jamil K. The Effect of Terlipressin on Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome. Kidney360. 2023 Aug 1;4(8):1030-1038. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000132. Epub 2023 May 5.

    PubMed 37143199
  • Curry MP, Vargas HE, Befeler AS, Pyrsopoulos NT, Patwardhan VR, Jamil K. Early treatment with terlipressin in patients with hepatorenal syndrome yields improved clinical outcomes in North American studies. Hepatol Commun. 2023 Jan 3;7(1):e1307. doi: 10.1097/01.HC9.0000897228.91307.0c. eCollection 2023 Jan 1.

    PubMed 36633470
  • Sanyal AJ, Boyer TD, Frederick RT, Wong F, Rossaro L, Araya V, Vargas HE, Reddy KR, Pappas SC, Teuber P, Escalante S, Jamil K. Reversal of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 with terlipressin plus albumin vs. placebo plus albumin in a pooled analysis of the OT-0401 and REVERSE randomised clinical studies. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Jun;45(11):1390-1402. doi: 10.1111/apt.14052. Epub 2017 Mar 29.

    PubMed 28370090

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing terlipressin in people with Hepatorenal Syndrome, run by Mallinckrodt at 37 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 37 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Treatment Success (time frame: Day 14). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00089570, which also lists 16 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Oct 2017.

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