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Comparison of Standard Dose Versus Once a Day Intravenous Albumin in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

NCT02756741

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelBasic science

Summary

The standard recommended management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) includes a third-generation cephalosporin (cefotaxime or ceftriaxone) and high dose albumin (1.5g/kg on day 1 and 1g/kg on day 3). The major drawback of the current recommendations is the high price of albumin. In the current randomized control trial investigators compared the effect of standard recommended dose of albumin (1.5g/kg on day 1 and 1g/kg on day 3) vs. low dose (20g/d for 5 days) on the resolution of SBP and subsequent cytokine changes in ascitic fluid and blood.

Timeline

Start
2014-04
Primary completion
2015-07
Completion
2015-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Albumin Protein / enzyme biologic 1 g/kg Intravenous
Comparator Albumin Protein / enzyme biologic 1.5 g/kg Intravenous
Comparator Albumin Protein / enzyme biologic 20 g Intravenous

Indications