Comparison of Endoscopic Band Ligation Plus 24-hour Versus 72-hour Terlipressin Therapy

Esophageal and Gastric Varices Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Endoscopic Band Ligation Plus 24-hour Versus 72-hour Terlipressin Therapy for the Control of Acute Variceal Bleeding in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis at a Tertiary Center in Mexico

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05331768
• Other study ID #: Terlipressin proyect
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In the Western world, liver cirrhosis is a significant issue. Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a considerable complication of cirrhosis associated with high mortality. Still, the combination of endoscopic variceal ligation and terlipressin-like treatment decreases the risks of rebleeding and mortality. This therapy with terlipressin usually was used for 72 hours. However, there are some studies demostrating that using terlipressin for 24 hours could control variceal bleeding with fewer side effects.

Description:

In the Western world, liver cirrhosis is a significant issue. Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a considerable complication of cirrhosis associated with high mortality. Still, the combination of endoscopic variceal ligation and terlipressin-like treatment decreases the risks of rebleeding and mortality. This therapy with terlipressin usually was used for 72 hours. However, there are some studies demostrating that using terlipressin for 24 hours could control variceal bleeding with fewer side effects. Objective: To compare endoscopic band ligation plus terlipressin for 24 vs 72 hours during acute variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 109
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients of 18 years and older
• Both genders,
• Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with a Child-Pugh score = 11 (class B or C)
• Acute variceal bleeding were included

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with contraindications to terlipressin (pregnancy, breastfeeding, or severe cardiopulmonary diseases),
• Presence of sepsis,
• Multi-organ failure,
• The requirement of continuous ionotropic or ventilatory support,
• Bleeding disorders,
• Hepatocellular carcinoma or other extrahepatic malignanc.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Esophageal and Gastric Varices

Intervention

Combination Product:
• banding ligation plus terlipressin infusion
Subjects were randomly allocated to banding ligation plus terlipressin infusion for 24 hours (24-h group) or banding ligation plus terlipressin infusion for 72 hours (72-h group) using a blocked allocation strategy. The 72-h group received the standard treatment with administration of intravenous terlipressin (Glypressin® Ferring Pharmaceuticals) with an initial intravenous bolus of 2 mg (10 ml) and thereafter every 6 hours for a period of 72 hours. Terlipressin was administered blinded after endoscopic treatment and infused as a 5 ml bolus in a pre-prepared syringe. The 24-h group received intravenous terlipressin (Glypressin® Ferring Pharmaceuticals) as an initial intravenous bolus of 2 mg (10 ml) and thereafter every 6 hours for a period of 24 hours.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Mexico	Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente	Guadalajara	Jalisco

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Mexico, 

References & Publications (21)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Compare the 24-h group vs 72-h group	Differences between groups at baseline were evaluated with Student's t-test test for continuous variables and proportions were compared using the Chi2 or Fisher test.	The total study time ranges from the first day of telmipressin infusion to 6 weeks after the event