About this trial
This study is to investigate investigate the safety and efficacy of Double plasma molecular adsorption system with sequential low-dose plasma exchange in treating hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Clinical diagnosis of chronic hepatitis b virus infection (positive hepatitis b surface antigen or positive hepatitis b virus DNA > 0.5 year);
Age from 18 to 65 years old;
Clinical diagnosis of liver failure (serum total bilirubin level > 10 times upper limit of normal; prothrombin time activity < 40% and ≥20%, or prothrombin time international ratio ≤ 2.6 and > 1.5);
Platelets > 50*10 E9/L.
Disqualifiers
Other active liver diseases;
Hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignancy;
Pregnancy or lactation;
Human immunodeficiency virus infection or congenital immune deficiency diseases;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Artificial liver support system