The Treatment of Hepatocirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

Portal Hypertension Clinical Trial

Official title:

Partial Splenic Embolization Combined With Endoscopic Therapies and NSBB Decreases the Variceal Rebleeding Rate in Cirrhosis Patients With Hypersplenism: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02778425
• Other study ID #: 201602-QILU
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2016
• Est. completion date: January 2020

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study compare the efficiency of partial splenic embolization +endoscopical therapy with endoscopical therapy alone in gastroesophageal variceal haemorrhage accompanied with splenomegaly or hypersplenism of hepatocirrhosis and portal hypertension treatment.

Description:

Endoscopic therapy is the mature treatment of gastroesophageal variceal haemorrhage and PSE is an effective method for treatment of the hypersplenism and portal hypertension. Existing researches show that endoscopic therapy + PSE is more effective than endoscopic therapy alone in prevention of esophageal varices bleeding recurrence in the patients with liver cirrhosis. However, there is few articles which proved long-term effectiveness of endoscopic therapy + PSE, it needs further research on this issue. This study compares the efficiency of partial splenic embolization +endoscopic therapy with endoscopic therapy alone in the treatment of gastroesophageal variceal haemorrhage accompanied with splenomegaly or hypersplenism in the patients with hepatocirrhosis and portal hypertension.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 108
• Est. completion date: January 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged between 18 and 75 years
• Patients who had recovered from an episode of VH or patients who had survived from acute VH and there was no bleeding for consecutive 5 days
• Patients with a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension on clinical examination, laboratory test, and imaging or histological examination
• Patients with hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia (platelets < 100,000/µL).

Exclusion criteria :

• Previous therapy (splenectomy, PSE, EVL, tissue adhesive injection, or usage of (NSBB) to prevent rebleeding
• Bleeding from isolated gastric or ectopic varices
• Hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignant tumors
• Contraindications for the use of NSBBs, hepatic failure, and Child-Pugh class C with large amount ascites, or grade 3-5 hepatic encephalopathy, or prothrombin activity = 40%
• Hepatic failure
• Contraindications for PSE
• Pregnancy and lactation
• Inability to sign the informed consent.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibrosis
• Hepatic Cirrhosis
• Hypertension
• Hypertension, Portal
• Liver Cirrhosis
• Portal Hypertension

Intervention

Procedure:
• Endoscopic therapy+ beta blockers
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).A standard dose of NSBB (propranolol) was applied to patients according to the Baveno VI recommendations if there were no contraindications.
• Endoscopic therapy+ PSE+beta blockers
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).A standard dose of NSBB (propranolol) was applied to patients according to the Baveno VI recommendations if there were no contraindications.Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is one of the intra-arterial therapeutic approaches to embolize 60-80% splenic blood flow.
• beta blockers
A standard dose of NSBB (propranolol) was applied to the primary prevention patients according to the Baveno VI recommendations if there were no contraindications.
• Endoscopic therapy
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).
• Endoscopic therapy+ PSE
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is one of the intra-arterial therapeutic approaches to embolize 60-80% splenic blood flow.
• Somatostatin+Endoscopic therapy
The first dose of 250 was injected intravenously, followed by a continuous iv infusion of 250 for 3-5 days. Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the acute bleeding of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).
• Somatostatin+Endoscopic therapy+PSE
The first dose of 250 was injected intravenously, followed by a continuous iv infusion of 250 for 3-5 days. Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is for the acute bleeding of esophageal variceal hemorrhage,and Cyanoacrylate injection is for gastric varices (GV).Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is one of the intra-arterial therapeutic approaches to embolize 60-80% splenic blood flow.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Department of Gastroenterology,Qilu Hospital,Shandong University	Jinan	Shandong

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yanjing Gao	Jinan Military General Hospital, Shandong Provincial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary endpoint was variceal rebleeding	The rebleeding rate of the varices in the EP group will compared to that in the E group during the follow up.	2 years
Secondary	The secondary endpoints were severe variceal recurrence and mortality during the 2-year follow-up	The recurrence rate of the varices in the EP group will compared to that in the E group during the follow up.	2 years
Secondary	Changes of the peripheral blood cell counts including white blood cell, red blood cell, and platelate counts in both group during 2-years follow up.	The physiological parameters including white blood cell (*10^9/L), red blood cell (*10^12/L) and platelte(*10^12/L) will compared between the two groups.	2 years