Cirrhotic Ascites Treatment With Satavaptan in Patients With Ascites Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver (CATS)
CATS
Satavaptan Cirrhotic Ascites Treatment Study: a Double-blind, Randomised, Parallel-group Comparison of Treatment With Satavaptan at 5 to 10 mg Daily Versus Placebo on Top of Conventional Treatment in Patients With Ascites Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver
3 other identifiers
interventional
463
21 countries
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Brief Summary
Primary:To evaluate the efficacy of satavaptan on top of conventional treatment in the treatment of clinically evident ascites in participants with cirrhosis of the liver. Secondary:To evaluate the tolerability and safety of satavaptan over a 52-week treatment period in participants with cirrhosis of the liver and ascites. The one-year double blind placebo controlled period is extended up to 2 years in a long term safety study (PASCCAL-2).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Jul 2006
21 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 31, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 1, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2008
CompletedMay 26, 2016
April 1, 2016
2.4 years
July 31, 2006
April 26, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Composite endpoint of ascites worsening
at week 12
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Composite endpoint of ascites worsening
at week 24
Increase in ascites
at week 12
Study Arms (2)
Satavaptan
EXPERIMENTALPlacebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants with cirrhosis of the liver
- Participants with clinically evident ascites primarily managed by diet and/or diuretics
- Stable treatment of ascites for at least the previous 2 weeks without paracentesis
- Participants having undergone no more than one therapeutic paracentesis in the previous 6 months.
You may not qualify if:
- Participants with an existing functional transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or other shunt
- Known hepatocellular carcinoma
- Participants with ascites of cardiac origin or due to peritoneal infection (e.g. tuberculosis) or peritoneal carcinoma
- Participants previously exposed to satavaptan in the past 12 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Sanofilead
Study Sites (21)
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Diegem, Belgium
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
São Paulo, Brazil
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Santiago, Chile
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Zagreb, Croatia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Hørsholm, Denmark
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Paris, France
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Budapest, Hungary
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Netanya, Israel
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Milan, Italy
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Gouda, Netherlands
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Warsaw, Poland
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bucharest, Romania
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Moscow, Russia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Madrid, Spain
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bromma, Sweden
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Related Publications (1)
Wong F, Watson H, Gerbes A, Vilstrup H, Badalamenti S, Bernardi M, Gines P; Satavaptan Investigators Group. Satavaptan for the management of ascites in cirrhosis: efficacy and safety across the spectrum of ascites severity. Gut. 2012 Jan;61(1):108-16. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300157. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
PMID: 21836029DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
ICD
Sanofi
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 31, 2006
First Posted
August 1, 2006
Study Start
July 1, 2006
Primary Completion
December 1, 2008
Study Completion
December 1, 2008
Last Updated
May 26, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-04