AzTrials
AzTrials

Cirrhotic Patients With AscitesCIRCOPEPNCT03318601

Evaluation of Copeptin in Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites

A study testing Blood taking in people with Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

Copeptin is a glycopeptide released by the post-pituitary gland. In case of decrease in blood volume or blood pressure, it is secreted in the serum in an equimolar quantity to arginine vasopressin (AVP) . Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites
What is being tested?
Blood taking
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
9 May 2016to 7 Mar 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Man or woman
  • Age between 18 and 80 years
  • Acute decompensation of cirrhosis with occurrence of ascites
  • Hospitalisationfor a complication of cirrhosis (first occurrence of ascites or recurrent ascites requiring hospitalization, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, etc..)
  • Patients participating to Ca-DRISLA study
  • Information and Consent form signed

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • Age minor to 18 years
  • Age major to 80 years
  • Adult under protection law
  • outpatients hospitalized for paracentesis
  • ascites not related to portal hypertension (pancreatic ascites, peritoneal carcinosis…) Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma could be included

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU de Besançon

    Besançon, 25030

Other trials in France

About this study

Copeptin is a glycopeptide released by the post-pituitary gland. In case of decrease in blood volume or blood pressure, it is secreted in the serum in an equimolar quantity to arginine vasopressin (AVP) . Unlike AVP, copeptin is readily assayable in serum and its prognostic value has been recently observed during cirrhosis. However, the pathophysiological relationships between serum copeptin concentrations and indirect markers of inflammation are unknown.

The main objective of this multicenter pilot study is to study the relationship between serum copeptin and markers of inflammatory stress in cirrhotic patients with ascites. It is indeed in this population with high-risk of complications that most need biomarkers of events (like death) are needed. The main secondary objective is to evaluate the prognostic interest at 6 months of the variation of copeptin between day 0- day15.

Read the detailed description

The investigators wish to include prospectively 100 cirrhotic patients with ascites requiring prolonged hospitalization in the Hepato-gastroenterology departments of the Besançon, Nancy and Reims hospitals. The inclusion and follow-up periods will be six months each. At the inclusion of the patients we will evaluate the correlations between the plasma concentration of copeptin and 1 / the severity of cirrhosis (Child-Pugh and MELD scores) and serum sodium; 2 / systemic inflammation markers (CRP, leukocytes, IL-6 and lipopolysaccharides), 3 / calprotectin concentration in ascites. "

Being tested
Blood taking
Keywords
cirrhotic, ascite, copeptin
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Insipidus

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Blood takingProcedure or surgery

    Blood taking in 2 times :

    • J0 : 15 mL
    • J14 : 5 mL 20 mL in total volume
Study groups in NCT03318601
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
cirrhotic patients with ascitesExperimentalcirrhotic patients with ascites requiring prolonged hospitalization
Receives: Procedure: Blood taking

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Correlation between copetine and other biomarkers

    Correlation will be studied with the Spearmann or Pearson' correlation coefficient

    Measured: Day 0

  2. Correlation between copetine and other biomarkers

    Correlation will be studied with the Spearmann or Pearson' correlation coefficient

    Measured: Day 7

  3. Correlation between copetine and other biomarkers

    Correlation will be studied with the Spearmann or Pearson' correlation coefficient

    Measured: Day 15

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Performance of CRP

    ROC curve

    Measured: Day 0

  2. Performance of IL-6

    ROC curve

    Measured: Day 0

  3. Performance of LPS

    ROC curve

    Measured: Day 0

  4. Performance of copeptine

    ROC curve

    Measured: Day 0

  5. Copetine variation

    pronostic interest

    Measured: Day 15

  6. Copetine concentrations

    Compared betwenn cirhotic patient and healthy volunteers

    Measured: Day 0

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Oct 2017
  2. Study start9 May 2016
  3. Primary completion13 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion7 Mar 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
cirrhotic patients with ascites requiring prolonged hospitalization in the Hepato-gastroenterology departments of the Besançon, Nancy and Reims hospitals.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03318601
Sponsor's protocol ID
CIRCOPEP study
Acronym
CIRCOPEP
Status last verified
Jan 2025
First submitted
19 Oct 2017
Last updated
16 Jan 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Blood taking in people with Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jan 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Correlation between copetine and other biomarkers (time frame: Day 0). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jan 2025.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in