Infrared Ray Heat Treatment in Liver Cirrhosis Patients With Refractory Ascites

Phase 2

• Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis; Refractory Ascites
• Interventions: Radiation: Infrared ray heat treatment; Other: conventional treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01558895
• Lead Sponsor: First People's Hospital of Foshan

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Infrared ray heat treatment in hepatic area in cirrhosis patients with refractory ascites. The evaluation of the efficacy includes the ascites pressure, portal vein velocity，SAAG before and after the treatment. Clinical symptoms were also observed simultaneously.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-21
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Study Completion: 2013-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Male
• aged 18~60 years
• inpatient
• Diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and liver stubborn ascites.

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe problems in other vital organs(e.g.the heart,renal or lungs).
• combined with malignant tumour.
• combined with endocrine diseases.
• combined with high fever.
• infected with the AIDS virus

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional Treatment and Infrared ray heat treatment group	Infrared ray heat treatment	conventional treatment consist of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.
conventional treatment group	conventional treatment	conventional treatment consist of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ascites pressure	30 min	use the invasive pressure sensor to estimate the ascites pressure before and after the Infrared ray heat treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The first people's hospital of Foshan; 🇨🇳 Foshan, Guangdong, China