Status:

WITHDRAWN

Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein and Development of Infectious Events in Cirrhotic Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Florencia Vargas-Vorackova

Collaborating Sponsors:

Laboratorios Senosiain, S.A. de C.V.

Conditions:

Cirrhosis

Ascites

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) are correlated with PBMN pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion, as well as with the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cirrhosis
  • Ascites
  • No history of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and/or \< 1 g of protein in ascites
  • No antibiotic use in previous 6 weeks
  • Absence of infection (documented by clinical history, blood cytology, urinalysis and urine culture, thorax x-ray and paracentesis)
  • Absence of GI bleeding or encephalopathy
  • Signature of informed consent

Exclusion

  • Ciprofloxacin contraindication
  • Autoimmune hepatitis, sclerosing cholangitis or other autoimmune disease
  • \> 13 Child-Pugh points
  • Inability to attend to regular visits
  • Current alcohol intake
  • Terminal disease with \< 24 week expected survival

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00760032

Last Update

December 5 2012

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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

México, D.f., Mexico, 14000