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Efficacy of albumin with plasmalyte (drug) in the improvement of liver cirrhosis

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K768- Other specified diseases of liver
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/10/058589
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Age – 18-75 yrs of age

2.Cirrhotic patients with sepsis induced hypotension defined as mean arterial pressure less than 65mm of Hg with suspected (as per history and examination) or documented evidence of infection.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with other causes of hypotension

2.Patients who have already received bolus of 5% albumin or plasmalyte or >2L of fluids

3.Patients with structural heart disease or known diastolic dysfunction or cirrhotic cardiomyopathy

4.Patients who are on vasopressors or inotropes,

5.Patients already receiving renal replacement therapy

6.Patients with known chronic obstructive lung disease or congestive heart failure

7.Patients with serum albumin below 1.5 g/dl

8.Patients in need of surgical intervention

9.Pregnant or lactating women

10.Patients with a previous adverse reaction to human albumin.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients achieving MAP above 65mm of Hg at 3 hrs after interventionTimepoint: 3 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cumulative amount of fluid used in two armsTimepoint: 24 hours;Effect of fluid resuscitation on lactate clearance in the two groupsTimepoint: 0-1-3-6-12-24 hrs;Length of ICU stay in the two groupsTimepoint: 28 days;Mortality in both groupsTimepoint: 28 days;Proportion of patients with reversal of shock in the two groups.Timepoint: 6, 12, 24hrs;Time to initiation of norepinephrine in the two arms and the cumulative dose of norepinephrine in two armsTimepoint: 24 hours;To study the adverse effects (including pulmonary, metabolic and coagulopathy) in the two groupsTimepoint: 1-3-7-28 days
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