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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor(G-CSF) Therapy for Patients With ACLF

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2009 by Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01036932
First received: December 17, 2009
Last updated: December 18, 2009
Last verified: December 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of the study is to determine whether Granulocyte Colony Stimulating factor(G-CSF) therapy is effective in the treatment of patients with Acute on chronic liver failure(ACLF). The investigators hypothesize that ACLF is a disease where severe hepatic impairment is accompanied by impaired hepatic regeneration. BMC mobilization using G-CSF therapy, or G-CSF therapy per se would increase the regenerative capacity of the liver and shall lead to clinical, biochemical and histological improvements in patients with ACLF.


Condition Intervention
Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
 Drug: Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor
Drug: Normal Saline

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: To Study the Safety and Efficacy of G-CSF Therapy on the CD 34 Cell Mobilization and Outcome of Patients With ACLF

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Further study details as provided by Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • mobilization of CD34 cells in the peripheral blood [ Time Frame: 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • clinical/ biochemical improvement in liver function profile [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • frequency of multi-organ failure [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: December 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: G-CSF group
Patients with Acute on chronic liver failure after baseline investigations for the etiology of the acute event and the underlying chronic disease were given Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor therapy for a total duration of one month.
 Drug: Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor
Dose of 5 µg/kg s/c at days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then every 3rd day till day 28 (total 12 doses) along with the standard therapy.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
After baseline characterization and work up for underlying acute and chronic liver disease, patients were given placebo along with the standard therapy
 Drug: Normal Saline
dose of 1ml s/c at days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then every 3rd day till day 28 (total 12 doses) along with the standard therapy.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with acute hepatic insult manifesting as jaundice (Sr. Bil. ≥5 mg/dL) and coagulopathy (INR≥1.5), complicated within 4 weeks by ascites and/or encephalopathy in a patient with previously diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic liver disease.(APASL criteria)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HCC or portal vein thrombosis. Refusal to participate in the study. Sepsis ( Any culture positive: blood, urine, focus of infection on Xray chest, any other obvious source of infection: UTI, SBP) Multi organ failure. Grade 3 or 4 hepatic encephalopathy.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01036932

Locations
India
Shiv K Sarin Recruiting
New Delhi, India, 110002
Contact: Shiv K Sarin, MD, DM     91-11-23234242 ext 5201     shivsarin@gmail.com    
Principal Investigator: Shiv K Sarin, MD, DM            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Shiv K Sarin, MD, DM G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
  More Information

No publications provided by Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Dr S.K.Sarin, Head, Gastroenterology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01036932     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: IEC MAMC 179
Study First Received: December 17, 2009
Last Updated: December 18, 2009
Health Authority: India: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Liver Failure
End Stage Liver Disease
Hepatic Insufficiency
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
 Lenograstim
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013