Acute variceal bleeding is one of the critical complications in patients with cirrhosis. Due to remarkable improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as vasoactive agents, endoscopic therapy and antibiotics, the overall prognosis has been improved during the past several decades. However, it is still associated with increased mortality that is still around 20% at 6 weeks.
Patients with advanced cirrhosis have an intense overactivity of the endogenous vasoactive systems characterized by arterial hypotension and low peripheral vascular resistance. Severe renal vasoconstriction in consequence of marked arterial vasodilatation in splanchnic circulation triggers the reduction of glomerular filtration rate, and thus induces acute kidney injury (AKI)/hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which have been further implicated in the increasing mortality in patients with cirrhosis.
Renal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique considered superior to the most common method used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, allows for non-invasive, accurate measurements of renal structures and functions in both animals and humans. It has become increasingly prevalent in research and clinical applications. In recent years, renal fMRI has developed rapidly with progress in MRI hardware and emerging post-processing algorithms. Function related imaging markers could be acquired via renal fMRI, encompassing water molecular diffusion, perfusion, and oxygenation. The study will use phase contrast - MR angiography, intravoxel incoherent motion - diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and blood-oxgen-level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI to evaluate renal functional changes after using vasoactive medications in patients with cirrhosis.
The rationale for the use of vasoactive medications, including terlipressin and octreotide, is to produce splanchnic vasoconstriction and reduce portal blood flow and portal pressure, thereby underpinning the application of these vasoactive drugs in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. Meanwhile, terlipressin has been recommended as the international first-line pharmacological therapy for the treatment of HRS because terlipressin may improve renal hemodynamics, improve renal function and potentially enable HRS a reversible condition without the need of liver transplantation. However, the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide remains unknown. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide assessed by fMRI in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Renal Function Disorder Acute Variceal Bleeding | Drug: Terlipressin Drug: Octreotide | Phase 4 |
Gastroesophageal varices, the most relevant portal-system collaterals, and acute variceal bleeding are critical complications that result directly from portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. Gastroesophageal varices are present approximately in 50% of patients with cirrhosis. Their presence correlates with the severity of liver disease. Only 40% of Child-Pugh A patients have varices whilst 85% of the occurrence rate in Child-Pugh C patients. Due to remarkable improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as vasoactive agents, endoscopic therapy and antibiotics, the overall prognosis has been improved during the past several decades. However, it is still associated with increased mortality, which is still around 20% at 6 weeks. Acute variceal bleeding is also responsible for a variety of other complications in patients with cirrhosis including acute on chronic liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome, ascites liquid infection and hepatic encephalopathy. Therefore, timely and effective control of acute variceal bleeding is of crucial importance for the prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.
In the early stages of cirrhosis, when portal hypertension is moderate, increased cardiac output compensated for a modest reduction in the systemic vascular resistance, ensuring the arterial pressure and effective arterial blood volume to maintain within the normal limits. Patients with advanced cirrhosis have an intense overactivity of the endogenous vasoactive systems characterized by arterial hypotension and low peripheral vascular resistance. This cascade of events sets the stage for further renal vasoconstriction and renal sodium retention as the splanchnic and systemic vasodilatation worsens with the progression of cirrhosis. Severe renal vasoconstriction in consequence of marked arterial vasodilatation in splanchnic circulation triggers the reduction of glomerular filtration rate, and thus induces acute kidney injury (AKI)/ hepato-renal syndrome (HRS) which may implicate in the increasing mortality in patients with cirrhosis.
Renal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique considered superior to the most common method used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, allows for non-invasive, accurate measurements of renal structures and functions in both animals and humans. It has become increasingly prevalent in research and clinical applications. In recent years, renal fMRI has developed rapidly with progress in MRI hardware and emerging post-processing algorithms. Function related imaging markers could be acquired via renal fMRI, encompassing water molecular diffusion, perfusion, and oxygenation. The study will use phase contrast - MR angiography, intravoxel incoherent motion - diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and blood-oxgen-level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI to evaluate renal functional changes after using vasoactive medications in patients with cirrhosis.
The rationale for the use of vasoactive medications, including terlipressin and octreotide, is to produce splanchnic vasoconstriction and reduce portal blood flow and portal pressure, thereby underpinning the application of these vasoactive drugs in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. Meanwhile, terlipressin has been recommended as the international first-line pharmacological therapy for the treatment of HRS because terlipressin may improve renal hemodynamics, improve renal function in patients and potentially enable HRS a reversible condition without the need of liver transplantation. However, the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide remains unknown. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide assessed by fMRI in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Functional MRI-based Assessment of Terlipressin vs. Octreotide on Renal Function in Cirrhotic Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding (CHESS1903): A Multicenter, Single-blind, Randomised Controlled Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 16, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 15, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 15, 2020 |
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Experimental: Experimental group
Drug: Terlipressin. Terlipressin should be administrated with an initial dose of 1-2 mg intravenously and slowly injected (over 1 minute) while monitoring the heart rate and blood pressure. The maintenance dose should be administrated every 4-6 hours. Each dose of terlipressin is 1mg. The usual duration of therapy is 3-5 days.
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Drug: Terlipressin
Terlipressin should be administrated intravenously while monitoring heart rate and blood pressure daily.
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Active Comparator: Control group
Drug: Octreotide. Octreotide should be continuously and intravenously dripped at the speed of 0.025-0.05 mg/h and could be diluted with saline with the maximum duration of 5 days. The usual duration of therapy is 3-5 days.
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Drug: Octreotide
Octreotide should be continuously intravenously administrated while monitoring heart rate and blood pressure daily.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Xiaolong Qi, MD | 86-18588602600 | qixiaolong@vip.163.com |
China, Anhui | |
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University | Not yet recruiting |
Hefei, Anhui, China | |
Contact: Xiangpeng Hu, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Xiangpeng Hu, MD | |
China, Gansu | |
The First Hospital of Lanzhou University | Recruiting |
Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
Contact: Xiaorong Mao, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Xiaorong Mao, MD | |
China, Guangdong | |
Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital | Not yet recruiting |
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
Contact: Ming Xu, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Ming Xu, MD | |
Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University | Not yet recruiting |
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
Contact: Jinjun Chen, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Jinjun Chen, MD | |
China, Hebei | |
Xingtai People's Hospital | Not yet recruiting |
Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
Contact: Dengxiang Liu, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Dengxiang Liu, MD | |
China, Jiangsu | |
Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University | Not yet recruiting |
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | |
Contact: Ruihua Shi, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Ruihua Shi, MD | |
The Third Hospital of Zhenjiang Affiliated Jiangsu University | Not yet recruiting |
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China | |
Contact: Shengqiang Zou, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Shengqiang Zou, MD | |
China, Liaoning | |
The Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang | Not yet recruiting |
Shenyang, Liaoning, China | |
Contact: Yi Ma, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Yi Ma, MD | |
China, Neimenggu | |
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical University | Not yet recruiting |
Baotou, Neimenggu, China | |
Contact: Limei Ren, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Limei Ren, MD | |
China, Tianjin | |
Tianjin Second People's Hospital | Not yet recruiting |
Tianjin, Tianjin, China | |
Contact: Jia Li, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Jia Li, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Shenghong Ju, MD | Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University | |
Principal Investigator: | Xingshun Qi, MD | General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area | |
Principal Investigator: | Xiaolong Qi, MD | LanZhou University |
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | July 17, 2019 | |||||||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | July 22, 2019 | |||||||||
Last Update Posted Date | July 22, 2019 | |||||||||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | July 16, 2019 | |||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 15, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||||||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Renal function [ Time Frame: 6 days ] Number of participants with the improvement of renal function assessed by serum creatinine
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | |||||||||
Change History | No Changes Posted | |||||||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | |||||||||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||||||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||||||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | Functional MRI-based Assessment of Terlipressin vs. Octreotide on Renal Function in Cirrhotic Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding (CHESS1903) | |||||||||
Official Title ICMJE | Functional MRI-based Assessment of Terlipressin vs. Octreotide on Renal Function in Cirrhotic Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding (CHESS1903): A Multicenter, Single-blind, Randomised Controlled Trial | |||||||||
Brief Summary |
Acute variceal bleeding is one of the critical complications in patients with cirrhosis. Due to remarkable improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as vasoactive agents, endoscopic therapy and antibiotics, the overall prognosis has been improved during the past several decades. However, it is still associated with increased mortality that is still around 20% at 6 weeks. Patients with advanced cirrhosis have an intense overactivity of the endogenous vasoactive systems characterized by arterial hypotension and low peripheral vascular resistance. Severe renal vasoconstriction in consequence of marked arterial vasodilatation in splanchnic circulation triggers the reduction of glomerular filtration rate, and thus induces acute kidney injury (AKI)/hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which have been further implicated in the increasing mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Renal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique considered superior to the most common method used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, allows for non-invasive, accurate measurements of renal structures and functions in both animals and humans. It has become increasingly prevalent in research and clinical applications. In recent years, renal fMRI has developed rapidly with progress in MRI hardware and emerging post-processing algorithms. Function related imaging markers could be acquired via renal fMRI, encompassing water molecular diffusion, perfusion, and oxygenation. The study will use phase contrast - MR angiography, intravoxel incoherent motion - diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and blood-oxgen-level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI to evaluate renal functional changes after using vasoactive medications in patients with cirrhosis. The rationale for the use of vasoactive medications, including terlipressin and octreotide, is to produce splanchnic vasoconstriction and reduce portal blood flow and portal pressure, thereby underpinning the application of these vasoactive drugs in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. Meanwhile, terlipressin has been recommended as the international first-line pharmacological therapy for the treatment of HRS because terlipressin may improve renal hemodynamics, improve renal function and potentially enable HRS a reversible condition without the need of liver transplantation. However, the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide remains unknown. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide assessed by fMRI in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. |
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Detailed Description |
Gastroesophageal varices, the most relevant portal-system collaterals, and acute variceal bleeding are critical complications that result directly from portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. Gastroesophageal varices are present approximately in 50% of patients with cirrhosis. Their presence correlates with the severity of liver disease. Only 40% of Child-Pugh A patients have varices whilst 85% of the occurrence rate in Child-Pugh C patients. Due to remarkable improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as vasoactive agents, endoscopic therapy and antibiotics, the overall prognosis has been improved during the past several decades. However, it is still associated with increased mortality, which is still around 20% at 6 weeks. Acute variceal bleeding is also responsible for a variety of other complications in patients with cirrhosis including acute on chronic liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome, ascites liquid infection and hepatic encephalopathy. Therefore, timely and effective control of acute variceal bleeding is of crucial importance for the prognosis in patients with cirrhosis. In the early stages of cirrhosis, when portal hypertension is moderate, increased cardiac output compensated for a modest reduction in the systemic vascular resistance, ensuring the arterial pressure and effective arterial blood volume to maintain within the normal limits. Patients with advanced cirrhosis have an intense overactivity of the endogenous vasoactive systems characterized by arterial hypotension and low peripheral vascular resistance. This cascade of events sets the stage for further renal vasoconstriction and renal sodium retention as the splanchnic and systemic vasodilatation worsens with the progression of cirrhosis. Severe renal vasoconstriction in consequence of marked arterial vasodilatation in splanchnic circulation triggers the reduction of glomerular filtration rate, and thus induces acute kidney injury (AKI)/ hepato-renal syndrome (HRS) which may implicate in the increasing mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Renal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique considered superior to the most common method used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, allows for non-invasive, accurate measurements of renal structures and functions in both animals and humans. It has become increasingly prevalent in research and clinical applications. In recent years, renal fMRI has developed rapidly with progress in MRI hardware and emerging post-processing algorithms. Function related imaging markers could be acquired via renal fMRI, encompassing water molecular diffusion, perfusion, and oxygenation. The study will use phase contrast - MR angiography, intravoxel incoherent motion - diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and blood-oxgen-level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI to evaluate renal functional changes after using vasoactive medications in patients with cirrhosis. The rationale for the use of vasoactive medications, including terlipressin and octreotide, is to produce splanchnic vasoconstriction and reduce portal blood flow and portal pressure, thereby underpinning the application of these vasoactive drugs in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. Meanwhile, terlipressin has been recommended as the international first-line pharmacological therapy for the treatment of HRS because terlipressin may improve renal hemodynamics, improve renal function in patients and potentially enable HRS a reversible condition without the need of liver transplantation. However, the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide remains unknown. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide assessed by fMRI in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||||||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Phase 4 | |||||||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single (Participant) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
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Recruitment Status ICMJE | Recruiting | |||||||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
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Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | |||||||||
Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | October 15, 2020 | |||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 15, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||||||||
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Ages ICMJE | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) | |||||||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | |||||||||
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Listed Location Countries ICMJE | China | |||||||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT04028323 | |||||||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | CHESS1903 | |||||||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Yes | |||||||||
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Responsible Party | Xiaolong Qi, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University | |||||||||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University | |||||||||
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PRS Account | Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University | |||||||||
Verification Date | July 2019 | |||||||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |