- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01893541
PROPRANOLOL PLUS LIGATION REDUCES RECURRENCE OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES?
PROPRANOLOL ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOSCOPIC BAND LIGATION REDUCES RECURRENCE OF ESOPHAGEAL VARICES FOR PRIMARY PROPHYLAXIS OF VARICEAL BLEEDING?: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Bleeding from esophagogastric varices (EV) is a major complication of portal hypertension. Beta-blockers are a well-established cornerstone of portal hypertension treatment. Band ligation is the best endoscopic treatment to prevent EV bleeding. The exact benefit of beta-blocker association to band ligation remains to be defined, especially for primary prophylaxis. This prospective randomized controlled trial will compare EBL with propranolol and EBL alone in primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding among cirrhotic patients with high-risk varices. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients with high-risk varices will be randomly allocated to EBL plus propranolol (Group I) or EBL alone (Group II). EBL will be performed at 3-week interval till obliteration of varices. In Group I, incremental dosage of propranolol (sufficient to reduce heart rate to 55 beats/min or 25% reduction from baseline) will be administered and will be continued after obliteration of varices until the end of the study. The follow-up of patients will be 2 years. The primary outcome of this study will be EV recurrence during two years of follow-up. The secondary outcomes will be EV eradication, bleeding before eradication, mortality and complications during the same follow-up.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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São Paulo, Brazil, 04024-002
- Federal University of São Paulo
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Liver cirrhosis with esophageal varices
- Age between 18 and 78 years
- Accept to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- Portal hypertension by schistosomiasis
- Contraindications for propranolol use
- Do not accept to participate
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: EBL PLUS PROPRANOLOL
The EBL procedures will be performed using standard technique with a multiband ligation device.
Elastic bands will be placed according to physician decision, starting at esophagogastric junction.
Endoscopic band ligation sessions will be repeated at intervals of 3 to 4 weeks until all varices were obliterated.
The initial propranolol dose will be orally BID 40 mg, irrespective of patient's weight.
The objective of the administration of propranolol will be induce beta-adrenergic blockade evaluated by reduction in heart rate to 55 bpm or a 25% drop in baseline heart rate.
A baseline electrocardiogram will be obtained from all patients.
The doses will be adjusted during weekly visits until beta-adrenergic blockade.
After the adequate dose will be reached, the visits will be scheduled monthly during the first 3 months (until EV eradication) and then at a 3-month interval until the end of follow-up.
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The procedures will be performed using standard technique with a multiband ligation device.
Elastic bands will be placed according to physician decision, starting at esophagogastric junction.
All varices will be treated during the same session.
Endoscopic band ligation sessions will be repeated at intervals of 3 to 4 weeks until all varices will be obliterated.
The initial propranolol dose will be orally BID 40 mg, irrespective of patient's weight.
The objective of the administration of propranolol will be induce beta-adrenergic blockade evaluated by reduction in heart rate to 55 bpm or a 25% drop in baseline heart rate.
A baseline electrocardiogram will be obtained from all patients.
The doses will be adjusted during weekly visits until beta-adrenergic blockade.
After the adequate dose will be reached, the visits will be scheduled monthly during the first 3 months (until EV eradication) and then at a 3-month interval until the end of follow-up.
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Active Comparator: ENDOSCOPIC BAND LIGATION
The procedures will be performed using standard technique with a multiband ligation device.
Elastic bands will be placed according to physician decision, starting at esophagogastric junction.
All varices will be treated during the same session.
Endoscopic band ligation sessions will be repeated at intervals of 3 to 4 weeks until all varices will be obliterated.
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The procedures will be performed using standard technique with a multiband ligation device.
Elastic bands will be placed according to physician decision, starting at esophagogastric junction.
All varices will be treated during the same session.
Endoscopic band ligation sessions will be repeated at intervals of 3 to 4 weeks until all varices will be obliterated.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The primary outcome of this study will be esophageal varices recurrence
Time Frame: Two years
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Esophageal varices recurrence will be defined as the reappearance of uninterrupted EV of any caliber, with or without red color signs in patients in which varices had been eradicated.
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Two years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The secondary outcomes of this study will be variceal eradication, bleeding before eradication, mortality and complications.
Time Frame: two years
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Esophageal varices eradication will be defined as absence of varices in the lower third of the esophagus Bleeding before EV eradication will be defined as any upper GI bleeding before EV obliteration.
Bleeding will be considered from unknown origin when it will not possible to perform upper GI endoscopy in the first 48 hours after the bleeding episode; Mortality rate related to treatment will be defined as all cases of death resulting from bleeding due to EV, post-EBL ulceration, gastric varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy or any complication of treatment.
Mortality rate non-related to treatment will be defined as death due to other causes; EBL complications will be divided in major (stenosis or esophageal perforation and bleeding due to post-EBL ulceration) and minor (chest pain, dysphagia, transient fever and esophageal ulceration with no bleeding postponing the subsequent treatment session).
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two years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Danielle Q Bonilha, MD, Federal University of São Paulo
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Digestive System Diseases
- Pathologic Processes
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Disease Attributes
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Liver Diseases
- Esophageal Diseases
- Hypertension, Portal
- Recurrence
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
- Varicose Veins
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
- Adrenergic Antagonists
- Adrenergic Agents
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Vasodilator Agents
- Propranolol
Other Study ID Numbers
- DBONILHA
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