Study Stopped
Study was terminated due to safety reason.
Satavaptan for the Prevention of Ascites Recurrence in Patients With Ascites Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver
SPARe-2
Satavaptan in the Prevention of Ascites Recurrence: a Double-blind, Randomised, Parallel-group Comparison of Satavaptan at 5 to 10 mg Daily Versus Placebo in the Absence of Diuretics in Patients With Recurrent Ascites Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver.
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interventional
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21 countries
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Brief Summary
Primary: To evaluate the efficacy of satavaptan in the absence of concomitant diuretic drugs in reducing the recurrence of ascites. Secondary: To evaluate the tolerability and safety of satavaptan in the absence of concomitant diuretic drugs over a 52-week treatment period in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and recurrent 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 Aug 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
August 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 18, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 21, 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 18, 2016
April 1, 2016
2.3 years
August 18, 2006
April 18, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number and time of recurrences of therapeutic paracenteses
up to 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Time from randomisation to first recurrence of ascites
study period
Increase in ascites
over 12 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Satavaptan
EXPERIMENTALPlacebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
- Patients resistant to the effects of diuretics, intolerant of diuretics or otherwise unsuitable for treatment with diuretics according to the judgement of the investigator.
- Patients with recurrent ascites having undergone both of the following:
- therapeutic paracentesis for the removal of ascites in the previous 24 hours with the removal of = or \> 4 litres of fluid.
- at least one other therapeutic paracentesis in the previous 3 months.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with an existing functional transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or other shunt.
- Known hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Patients with ascites of cardiac origin or due to peritoneal infection (e.g. tuberculosis) or peritoneal carcinoma
- Patients 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
Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355, United States
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
San Isidro, Argentina
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Macquarie Park, Australia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Diegem, Belgium
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
São Paulo, Brazil
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Laval, Canada
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Santiago, Chile
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Prague, Czechia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Paris, France
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Berlin, Germany
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
México, Mexico
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Warsaw, Poland
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bucharest, Romania
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Moscow, Russia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Belgrade, Serbia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Singapore, Singapore
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Barcelona, Spain
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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 CSD
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
August 18, 2006
First Posted
August 21, 2006
Study Start
August 1, 2006
Primary Completion
December 1, 2008
Study Completion
December 1, 2008
Last Updated
May 18, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-04