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临床试验/NCT01676597
NCT01676597Unknown不适用

Efficacy of Pentoxifylline and Rifaximin Combination in Pentoxifylline Refractory Clinical and Subclinical Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 80 人开始时间: 2012年9月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
不适用
入组人数
80
试验地点
1
主要终点
Complete response after 3 months of treatment

研究概览

简要总结

  • The study will be a prospective open labelled double blinded randomized controlled study.
  • The study will be conducted on patients admitted to Department of Hepatology from 2012 to 2014 at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
  • Patients diagnosed as having clinical or subclinical hepatopulmonary syndrome will be started on oral pentoxifylline therapy 400 mg thrice daily for 12 weeks.
  • Patients not responding to this therapy will be given divided into 2 arms with one arm receiving additional Tab Rifaximin 400 mg thrice daily or placebo for 12 weeks.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 64 Years(Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Evidence of portal hypertension (esophagogastric varices or portal hypertensive gastropathy identified on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and/or varices seen on computerized tomography scan or ultrasound, and/or splenomegaly with no other explanation, and/or ascites with no other explanation)
  • Intrapulmonary vascular dilatations (IPVDs) diagnosed on contrast echocardiogram (CE)
  • AaDO2 > 15 mm Hg on standing room air arterial blood gas (ABG)
  • Ability and willingness to give informed consent

排除标准

  • Age < 18 or > 64
  • Intrinsic significant cardiopulmonary disease
  • Inability to perform pulmonary function tests
  • Moderate to severe Pulmonary hypertension
  • Advanced hepatic encephalopathy
  • Inadequate echocardiographic window to allow for accurate transthoracic contrast echocardiography
  • Antibiotic use within the last one month
  • Listed for liver transplant in next 4 weeks
  • Current use of exogenous nitrates
  • Active bacterial infections
  • Known malignancy
  • Known intolerance to Pentoxifylline or rifaximin

研究组 & 干预措施

rifaximin and pentoxifylline

Experimental

Tab Rifaximin 400 mg thrice daily + Pentoxifylline 400 mg thrice daily for 12 weeks

干预措施: Pentoxifylline and placebo (Drug)

pentoxifylline and placebo

Active Comparator

Tab Pentoxifylline 400 mg thrice daily + Placebo thrice daily for 12 weeks

干预措施: pentoxifylline and rifaximin (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Complete response after 3 months of treatment

时间窗: 3 months

次要结局

  • Development of serious adverse effects leading to withdrawal of the drug(3 months)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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