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Efficacy and Safety of empagliflozin in patients with hepatic ascites: a randomized controlled trial

Phase 4
Conditions
Digestive System
Registration Number
PACTR202402866059449
Lead Sponsor
one
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years old or older.
2. Decompensated liver cirrhosis complicated with ascites.
3.Ability to understand and willingness to participate and sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

1.age under 18 years old;
2.History of any attack of hypoglycemia (defined as serum glucose less than 70 mg/dl) either symptomatic or a symptomatic.
3.vitally unstable pt
4.Patients who receive non-selective B-blockers.
5.History of recurrent urinary tract infection defined as more than 2 infections in last 6 months
6.Pregnancy and breast feeding
7.History of hypersensitivity to any SGLT2 inhibitor
8.Presence of hepatocellular carcinoma or any other malignancy.
9.eGFR below 45mL/min/1.73m2 or decrease in eGFR by >30% between screening
10. Patients with history of diabetes mellitus complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or patients have any risk factors for DKA
12. History of alcohol intake

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1- Efficacy of empagliflozin in the management of hepatic ascites improvement in the form of decreased ascites by clinical follow-up and periodic abdominal ultrasound examination, weight assessment, and urine output. 2- side effects of empagliflozin including hypoglycemia, hepatic deterioration, increased ascites, urinary tract infection, and any other adverse effects.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
subgroup analyis according to age, sex, garde of hepatic decompenation and any other beficail subgroup analyisis.
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