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Comparison of Crystalloid and Colloid I.V Fluid Therapy in Prevention of Paracentesis Induced Circulatory Dysfunction (PICD) and Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis in Egypt: a Randomized Piolet Study

An observational study of Ascites, run by Shady Ashraf Kassem.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

2.2 Aim(s) of the Research (50 words max): To Compare between crystalloid and colloid I.V fluid therapy in the prevention of paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) and renal dysfunction in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis in Egypt. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Ascites
What is being tested?
Paracentesis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
60 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
11 Jan 2023to 11 Feb 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 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: Group( 1)Patients will be randomly assigned to be treated with crystalloid (n=30). They will receive an intravenous infusion of saline at a constant rate utilizing a pump infusion device (170 mL of 3.5% saline solution per liter of ascites removed at 999 mL/h). The amount of liquid infused and rate of infusion was selected based on previous studies (Sola-vera et al.,2003) Group (2)Patients will be randomly assigned to be treated with colloid (n=30). Albumin will be given at a dose of 8 g/L of ascitic fluid removed and will be infused immediately during the process of paracentesis. After paracentesis, diuretics and plasma expanders will be withheld until hospital discharge.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients less than 70 years of age and more than 18 years, diagnosed as having liver cirrhosis with tense refractory ascites (> 5 liters). These diagnoses are determined by clinical, biochemical, morphological, and sonographic criteria.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with blood pressure < 90/60 mmHg, and or HR > 110 b/m Patients with heart disease, pulmonary disease, alcohol consumption, pregnancy, hepatorenal syndrome Patients with hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, or recent GIT haemorrage in last week Patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or sepsis. Prothrombin time less than 30%, platelet count less than 30,000/mm3, serum creatinine level greater than 240 mmol/l Patients receiving any drugs that could interfere with cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal function, however, the use of diuretics and/or beta-blockers were permitted, but they were temporarily discontinued for 2 days before the investigations to eliminate the pharmacological influence on systemic vascular resistance work or volume status

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Shady Elsedfy, Resident contact

01028790280

elsdfyshady@gmail.com

About this study

2.2 Aim(s) of the Research (50 words max):

To Compare between crystalloid and colloid I.V fluid therapy in the prevention of paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) and renal dysfunction in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis in Egypt.

To evaluate systemic vascular resistance in cirrhotic patients with tense ascites before and after therapeutic paracentesis.

Read the detailed description

Background (Research Question, Available Data from the literature, Current strategy for dealing with the problem, Rationale of the research that paves the way to the aim(s) of the work). (200-250 words max.)

In the advanced stages of cirrhosis, there is pronounced arterial vasodilatation that further worsens by therapeutic paracentesis which plays a major role in causing circulatory dysfunction (El-Motey et al. 2013). Paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) in cirrhotics with tense ascites develops in the majority of patients not receiving plasma volume expansion (Hamdy et al.,2014). Paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) will induce pronounced arterial vasodilatation in cirrhotic patients with tense ascites which can be prevented by the infusion of albumin, (Arora et al.,2020). albumin infusion is highly effective in preventing this disorder. However, albumin substitution is costly and holds the theoretical risk of infectious complications and allergic reactions (Arora et al.,2020). Various vasoconstrictors have also been used to prevent PICD such as terlipressin and noradrenaline. However, terlipressin is expensive and not available in some countries, and the use of noradrenaline requires intravenous (IV) infusion and intense monitoring (Singh et al .,2006), but there are few studies about the usage of crystalloids (Arora et al.,2020).

Conditions
Ascites
Being tested
Paracentesis
Medical subject headings
Ascites

What participants receive

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

  • ParacentesisOther

    Paracentesis from ascitic patient

Study groups in NCT05220891
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Crystalloid groupGroup( 1)Patients will be randomly assigned to be treated with crystalloid (n=30). They will receive an intravenous infusion of saline at a constant rate utilizing a pump infusion device (170 mL of 3.5% saline solution per liter of ascites removed at 999 mL/h). The amount of liquid infused and rate of infusion was selected based on previous studies (Sola-vera et al.,2003) Group (2)Patients will be randomly assigned to be treated with colloid (n=30). Albumin will be given at a dose of 8 g/L of ascitic fluid removed and will be infused immediately during the process of paracentesis. After paracentesis, diuretics and plasma expanders will be withheld until hospital discharge.
Receives: Other: Paracentesis
Colloid groupGroup (2)Patients will be randomly assigned to be treated with colloid (n=30). Albumin will be given at a dose of 8 g/L of ascitic fluid removed and will be infused immediately during the process of paracentesis. After paracentesis, diuretics and plasma expanders will be withheld until hospital discharge.
Receives: Other: Paracentesis

What is being measured

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

  1. Paracentesis enduced circulatory dysfunction

    The primary endpoint will be taken as the development of PICD. PICD will be defined as a significant drop in systemic vascular resistance before and after paracentesis using paired t-test with P-value < 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Paracentesis induced renal impairment

    Secondary (subsidiary):

    The secondary endpoint will be taken as the development of renal impairment or hyponatremia. Renal impairment will be defined as an increase in serum creatinine before and after paracentesis using paired t-test with P-value < 0.05. Hyponatremia is defined as a decrease in serum sodium >5mEq/L, to a level <130 mEq/L; in patients with a serum sodium concentration of <130 mEq/ L before treatment, hyponatremia will be defined as a decrease in serum sodium of >5mEq/L after paracentesi

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Feb 2022
  2. Study start11 Jan 2023 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion11 Jan 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion11 Feb 2024 (estimated)

Resources

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
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05220891
Sponsor's protocol ID
Ascitis control
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
15 Jan 2022
Last updated
2 Feb 2022
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Arora V, Vijayaraghavan R, Maiwall R, Sahney A, Thomas SS, Ali R, Jain P, Kumar G, Sarin SK. Paracentesis-Induced Circulatory Dysfunction With Modest-Volume Paracentesis Is Partly Ameliorated by Albumin Infusion in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. Hepatology. 2020 Sep;72(3):1043-1055. doi: 10.1002/hep.31071. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

    PubMed 31849085
  • Darnis E, Boysen S, Merveille AC, Desquilbet L, Chalhoub S, Gommeren K. Establishment of reference values of the caudal vena cava by fast-ultrasonography through different views in healthy dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2018 Jul;32(4):1308-1318. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15136. Epub 2018 May 10.

    PubMed 29749656
  • Richert A, Raines D, Lopez FA. New onset ascites secondary to cirrhosis. J La State Med Soc. 2009 Jan-Feb;161(1):9-13; quiz 13, 54. No abstract available.

    PubMed 19278163
  • Moller S, Henriksen JH, Bendtsen F. Ascites: pathogenesis and therapeutic principles. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2009;44(8):902-11. doi: 10.1080/00365520902912555.

    PubMed 19479632
  • Novo Matos J, Pereira N, Glaus T, Wilkie L, Borgeat K, Loureiro J, Silva J, Law V, Kranjc A, Connolly DJ, Luis Fuentes V. Transient Myocardial Thickening in Cats Associated with Heart Failure. J Vet Intern Med. 2018 Jan;32(1):48-56. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14897. Epub 2017 Dec 15.

    PubMed 29243322
  • Marwick TH, Gillebert TC, Aurigemma G, Chirinos J, Derumeaux G, Galderisi M, Gottdiener J, Haluska B, Ofili E, Segers P, Senior R, Tapp RJ, Zamorano JL. Recommendations on the use of echocardiography in adult hypertension: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)dagger. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Jun;16(6):577-605. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev076.

    PubMed 25995329
  • Singh V, Kumar R, Nain CK, Singh B, Sharma AK. Terlipressin versus albumin in paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction in cirrhosis: a randomized study. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Jan;21(1 Pt 2):303-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04182.x.

    PubMed 16460491
  • Shah AM, Cikes M, Prasad N, Li G, Getchevski S, Claggett B, Rizkala A, Lukashevich I, O'Meara E, Ryan JJ, Shah SJ, Mullens W, Zile MR, Lam CSP, McMurray JJV, Solomon SD; PARAGON-HF Investigators. Echocardiographic Features of Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Dec 10;74(23):2858-2873. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.09.063.

    PubMed 31806129
  • Runyon BA; AASLD Practice Guidelines Committee. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: an update. Hepatology. 2009 Jun;49(6):2087-107. doi: 10.1002/hep.22853. No abstract available.

    PubMed 19475696
  • Sola-Vera J, Minana J, Ricart E, Planella M, Gonzalez B, Torras X, Rodriguez J, Such J, Pascual S, Soriano G, Perez-Mateo M, Guarner C. Randomized trial comparing albumin and saline in the prevention of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Hepatology. 2003 May;37(5):1147-53. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50169.

    PubMed 12717396

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ascites, run by Shady Ashraf Kassem.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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 2 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 Shady Elsedfy, Resident (01028790280, elsdfyshady@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Paracentesis enduced circulatory dysfunction (time frame: Baseline). 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 NCT05220891, which also lists 10 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 2 Feb 2022.

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