Infrared Ray Heat Treatment in Liver Cirrhosis Patients With Refractory Ascites

First People's Hospital of Foshan40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Liver Cirrhosis Refractory Ascites

Interventions

Infrared ray heat treatmentRADIATION

Patients in experimental group accepted Infrared ray heat treatment in hepatic area for 30 minutes as well as conventional therapy.

conventional treatmentOTHER

Conventional treatment consists of antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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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

Locations (1)

The first people's hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

ascites pressure

use the invasive pressure sensor to estimate the ascites pressure before and after the Infrared ray heat treatment.

Time frame: 30 min

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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