Health Condition 1: K77- Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Homogenous Budd Chari cohort with ascites and a block of the hepatic vein with or without inferior vena cava (IVC). 2. Treatment naïve BCS patient willing to undergo therapeutic intervention for BCS 3. Those patients undergoing HV stenting or TIPS 4. Willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with isolated IVC blocks 2. Previous intervention for BCS 3. Clinical presentation as acute liver failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure 4. Underlying associated severe cardiac and pulmonary diseases 5. Patients with malignancy/disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)/known coagulopathy disorder 6. History of intake of platelets inhibitors (eg, aspirin, clopidogrel) and drugs affecting coagulation cascade (eg, vitamin K antagonists) for any indication 7. Pregnant women and those on oral contraceptives 8. Patients with chronic renal failure 9. Patients with shock 10. Sepsis 11. History of contrast allergy 12. Not willing to provide consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference in the complete response rate (defined as disappearance of ascites on ultrasound and no requirement of diuretics) between the first step intervention and stepwise intervention group at the end of 3 months.Timepoint: 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary objective: 1. Change in liver function tests over 3 months 2. Change in grades of varices & ascites over 3 months 2. Change in CTP score, HVOTO-AIIMS score, Rotterdam BCS index & BCS-TIPS PI over 3 months. 3. Complications related to intervention & conservative therapy over 3 months of therapy. 4. Change in liver stiffness measurement (LSM) over 3 months.Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute of Medical Sciences