UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000011183
Receipt number R000013097
Scientific Title Analysis of the effect of oral nutritional supplement or branched chain amino acid (BCAA) on liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2013/07/13
Last modified on 2015/08/03 09:54:32

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Basic information

Public title

Analysis of the effect of oral nutritional supplement or branched chain amino acid (BCAA) on liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.

Acronym

Effect of oral nutritional supplement or BCAA on liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.

Scientific Title

Analysis of the effect of oral nutritional supplement or branched chain amino acid (BCAA) on liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of oral nutritional supplement or BCAA on liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Liver cirrhosis

Classification by specialty

Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

In this study, the effect of oral nutritional supplement or BCAA on serum albumin level, QOL, subjective and objective symptoms in liver cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level will be analyzed. Effect of nutritional supervision including late evening snacks (LES) provided by a dietician to control total caloric intake will be also analyzed.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Serum albumin level
Usefulness of nutritional supervision including LES

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Aminoleban EN powder mix

Interventions/Control_2

LIVACT Granules

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


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Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1.Cirrhotic patients with less than 3.5 g/dl of serum albumin level.
2.Cirrhotic patients diagnosed by physical, histological and/or ultrasound finding.
3.Patients who will be able to obtain written informed consent.
4.Patients who will be able to take drugs more than 3 months.

Key exclusion criteria

1.Patients who are taking branched chain amino acid or oral nutritional supplement for liver failure.
2.Patients treated with albumin preparation.
3.Patients with refractory ascites.
4.Patients with history of hypersensitive against drugs.
5.Patients with liver cancer.
6.Patient with serious complications such as renal failure.
7.Patients who are heavy drinker more than 5 years.
8.Patient with refractory diabetes mellitus.
9.Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
10.Patients whom cannot be obtained a written informed consent.
11.Patients judged to be inappropriate for the study by the investigator.

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Mikihiro Tsutsumi

Organization

Kanazawa Medical University

Division name

Hepatology

Zip code


Address

1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa

TEL

076-286-2211

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Mikihiro Tsutsumi

Organization

Kanazawa Medical University

Division name

Hepatology

Zip code


Address

1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa

TEL

076-286-2211

Homepage URL


Email



Sponsor or person

Institute

Kanazawa Medical University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Kanazawa Medical University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2013 Year 07 Month 13 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2012 Year 12 Month 07 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2013 Year 07 Month 13 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2013 Year 07 Month 12 Day

Last modified on

2015 Year 08 Month 03 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000013097


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