Satavaptan Dose-Ranging Study in Hyponatraemic Patients With Cirrhotic Ascites

Summary

The primary objective is to determine the optimal dose or range of doses of SR121463B for the treatment of ascites and the correction of hyponatraemia when used concomitantly with a standard dose regimen of spironolactone. The secondary objective is to determine the tolerability of different fixed doses of SR121463B over a 14 day treatment period in cirrhotic ascites. This Hypo\~CAT study is followed by a single-blind, placebo-controlled, one-year long-term safety extension (Expo\~CAT). The first extension is followed by another long-term study (PASCCAL-1).

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

2005-03

Completion

2005-03

Publications

• Gines P, Wong F, Watson H, Milutinovic S, del Arbol LR, Olteanu D; HypoCAT Study Investigators. Effects of satavaptan, a selective vasopressin V(2) receptor antagonist, on ascites and serum sodium in cirrhosis with hyponatremia: a randomized trial. Hepatology. 2008 Jul;48(1):204-13. doi: 10.1002/hep.22293.

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