Infrared Ray Heat Treatment in Liver Cirrhosis Patients With Refractory Ascites

First People's Hospital of Foshan

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Refractory Ascites; Liver Cirrhosis

Treatments: Other: conventional treatment; Radiation: Infrared ray heat treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01558895

FS-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Infrared ray heat treatment in hepatic area in cirrhosis patients with refractory ascites. The evaluation of the efficacy includes the ascites pressure, portal vein velocity，SAAG before and after the treatment. Clinical symptoms were also observed simultaneously.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male
• aged 18~60 years
• inpatient
• Diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and liver stubborn ascites.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe problems in other vital organs(e.g.the heart,renal or lungs).
• combined with malignant tumour.
• combined with endocrine diseases.
• combined with high fever.
• infected with the AIDS virus

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Treatment and Infrared ray heat treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

conventional treatment consist of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Treatment:

Radiation: Infrared ray heat treatment

conventional treatment group

Active Comparator group

Description:

conventional treatment consist of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Treatment:

Other: conventional treatment