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Hepatic Vein ThrombosesLiv-ThrombusNCT05123326

Global Coagulation Assessment in Portal Vein Thrombosis and Budd-Chiari Syndrome

An observational study of Hepatic Vein Thromboses and Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction, run by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh at 1 site in India.

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Trial summary

Portal vein thrombosis is defined as partial or complete occlusion of the portal vein lumen by the blood clot or its replacement by multiple collateral vessels with the hepato-petal flow, known as 'portal cavernoma'. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Rotational thromboelastometry, Genetic tests for Thrombophilia and ELISA tests/ Functional assays
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
15 Oct 2021to 15 Oct 2024
Phase
Observational
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 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients with PVT and HVOTO fitting the inclusion criteria will be prospectively enrolled in the study

Who may be able to join

  • Gender: Either gender
  • Age:18 - 65 years of age
  • Patient with portal vein thrombosis documented on imaging (USG with color doppler, CECT abdomen and CEMRI abdomen

Who cannot join

  • Patients who do not consent to the study.
  • Patient with pregnancy and lactation
  • Patients with a history of blood transfusions in the last two weeks
  • Patients who are too sick to undergo screening tests.
  • Patients on hemodialysis
  • Chronic heart failure and chronic pulmonary or end-stage renal disease
  • Patients who are on plasma therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Madhumita Prem Kumar, MD DM contact

0172-2754777

drmadhumitap@gmail.com

Harmanpreet Kaur Kaur, MSc contact

0172-2754777

harmandhaliwal635@yahoo.com

India1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

    Chandigarh, Choose Any State/Province, 160012

    Madhumita Premkumar, MD DM, drmadhumitap@gmail.com

    Harmanpreet Kaur, MSc, 0172-2754777

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Evaluation of Coagulation Status and Thromboelastometry Guided Management of Genetic and Acquired Thrombophilia in Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis and Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Portal vein thrombosis is defined as partial or complete occlusion of the portal vein lumen by the blood clot or its replacement by multiple collateral vessels with the hepato-petal flow, known as 'portal cavernoma'. [1,2] Based on the published literature, 15-25% of patients with cirrhosis have portal vein thrombosis (PVT) [3], and 35-50% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have malignant PVT [4] compared to 1-3.8 per 100,000 patients in the general population. [5] The reported cumulative incidence of PVT in patients of Child-Pugh A and B is 4.6% and 10.7% at 1 and 5 years respectively with higher incidence among those with decompensated disease or with an underlying hypercoagulable disorder. [6]. Similarly, the prevalence of PVT in compensated cirrhosis is around 1% which increases to 8 - 25% in liver transplant (LT) candidates and 40% in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [7,8]. Based on the published literature 7-9 % of all chronic liver disease patients have hepatic vein outflow tract obstruction (HVOTO) in the Indian population. [9] HVOTO is defined as obstruction to hepatic venous outflow at any site from the right atrium inlet to the small hepatic venules. The Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) results from occlusion of one or more hepatic veins (HV) and/or the inferior vena cava (IVC). In the West, the most common cause is HV occlusion by thrombosis. More recent Indian studies have however shown that isolated HV and combined IVC+HV obstruction are now more common. [10]

In the post COVID-19 era, there has been great interest in the prothrombotic states associated with the SARS-Cov-2 virus infection, and the adverse effects of some vaccines. [11] With the availability of better molecular tests for hypercoagulable states, use of global coagulation tests (GCT) like rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM), thromboelastography (TEG) and Sonoclot, use of therapeutic procedures like Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), availability of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC), the natural course of disease can be changed with good outcomes. [12] Standard Coagulation tests (SCTs) like PT, aPTT, and platelet count are not predictive of bleeding or coagulation risk as they exclude the cellular elements of hemostasis and are unable to assess the effect of thrombomodulin and cannot assess the stage of the coagulation pathway which is affected. Global coagulation tests provide dynamic information on the coagulation pathway that is not available from conventional tests. [13]

Read the detailed description

Our proposed study is important for the following 4 reasons.

  1. SCTs cannot be used to demonstrate the thrombomodulin mediated normal thrombin generation in patients with liver disease, so the monitoring of such patient using global coagulation tests can be validated. The use of point-of-care global coagulation tests like ROTEM and Sonoclot enables us to identify the true prothrombotic and hypocoagulable states which can be used to assess for increased clot strength, clot formation time, and indicate hyperfibrinolysis. The use of conventional tests like prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time and INR cannot bolster the therapeutic strategy.
  2. This study will also help to determine role of global coagulation tests rather than PT/INR /aPTT in monitoring the dose and response of anticoagulants like vitamin K antagonists and novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients who are on therapeutic anticoagulation for HVOTO/PVT.
  3. This study will also help to determine the prevalence and role of CALR, JAK2V617F, factor V Leiden mutations in patients with PVT and HVOTO in our population.
  4. We will also be prospectively assessing the rate of thrombophilia complications in the Post COVID-19 era, and the study will generate information regarding new incidence of PVT/HVOTO in those exposed to COVID-19.

Therefore, the current study is the need of the hour, as we intend to assess the relevance of PVT and outcomes, test the genetic predisposition of Indian patients to hyper coagulable states, develop anticoagulation algorithms using NOAC, and determine the true burden on disease in India.

Being tested
Rotational thromboelastometry, Genetic tests for Thrombophilia, ELISA tests/ Functional assays
Medical subject headings
Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Hypertension, Portal, Hemostatic Disorders

What participants receive

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

  • Rotational thromboelastometryDiagnostic test

    Also called Global coagulation test

    ROTEM/ Sonoclot tests will be done in all patients at enrolment and after initiating anticoagulation in those who are eligible for the same.

  • Genetic tests for ThrombophiliaDiagnostic test

    Tests for JAK2 mutation, CAL R mutation and Factor V Leiden mutation will be done.

  • ELISA tests/ Functional assaysDiagnostic test

    Antithrombin III, Protein C, Protein S, Factor VIII, VWF using commercial assays

Study groups in NCT05123326
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PVTPortal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) refers to partial or complete occlusion of the portal vein lumen by a blood clot or its replacement by multiple collateral vessels with the hepato-petal flow, commonly known as 'portal cavernoma.' 240 patients to be recruited
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Rotational thromboelastometry; Diagnostic Test: Genetic tests for Thrombophilia; Diagnostic Test: ELISA tests/ Functional assays
HVOTOOcclusion of two or more hepatic veins. 100 patients
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Rotational thromboelastometry; Diagnostic Test: Genetic tests for Thrombophilia; Diagnostic Test: ELISA tests/ Functional assays

What is being measured

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

  1. Clinical presentation

    Number of participants with clinical and imaging evidence of PVT and HVOTO in our patient population

    Measured: At enrolment

  2. Clinical presentation- Extent of disease

    Grading of PVT and HVOTO in our patient population

    Measured: At enrolment

  3. Occurrence of new thrombotic complications

    Description of new sites of thrombosis spectrum of PVT and HVOTO in our patient population

    Measured: At enrolment-3 years

  4. Occurrence of all thrombotic complications after anticoagulation

    Description of new sites of thrombosis spectrum of PVT and HVOTO after anticoagulation

    Measured: At enrolment-3 years

  5. Comparison of performance of standard coagulation tests vs. global coagulation tests to determine the hypercoagulable defect

    PT aPTT INR

    Measured: At enrolment

  6. Comparison of performance of global coagulation tests to determine the hypercoagulable defect

    ROTEM/Sonoclot

    Measured: At enrolment

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Assessment of genetic predisposition of hypercoagulable states in PVT and HVOTO

    JAK2, CALR, Factor V Leiden mutation

    Measured: At enrolment

  2. Assessment of genetic predisposition of hypercoagulable states in PVT and HVOTO

    CALR mutation test

    Measured: At enrolment

  3. Assessment of genetic predisposition of hypercoagulable states in PVT and HVOTO

    Factor V Leiden mutation

    Measured: At enrolment

  4. Assessment of genetic predisposition of hypercoagulable states in PVT and HVOTO

    JAK2 mutation test

    Measured: At enrolment

  5. Occurrence of new hemorrhagic complications

    Sites of bleeding in patients who are not on anticoagulation

    Measured: At enrolment-3 years

  6. Occurrence of new hemorrhagic complications in anticoagulated patients

    Sites of bleeding in patients who are on anticoagulation

    Measured: At enrolment-3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Nov 2021
  2. Study start15 Oct 2021
  3. Primary completion15 Oct 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Oct 2024 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05123326
Sponsor's protocol ID
PGI/IEC/2021/001451
Acronym
Liv-Thrombus
Status last verified
Feb 2024
First submitted
3 Nov 2021
Last updated
13 Feb 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Hepatic Vein Thromboses and Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction, run by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh at 1 site in India.

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 3 inclusion and 7 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Madhumita Prem Kumar, MD DM (0172-2754777, drmadhumitap@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Clinical presentation (time frame: At enrolment). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 13 Feb 2024.

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