Liver MetastasesNCT03130920
Hepatoprotective Effect of Remote vs Local Preconditioning of Liver
A study testing Preconditioning in people with Liver Metastases, run by University Hospital Dubrava at 1 site in Croatia.
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate hepatoprotective effect from ischemia-reperfusion injury of remote ischemic preconditioning of the liver against local ischemic preconditioning of the liver during human liver resections. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 30 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Liver Metastases
- What is being tested?
- Preconditioning
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCroatia
- Study dates
- 20 Apr 2017to 20 Apr 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 30 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis all of which signed an informed consent
Who cannot join
- having any other underlying liver disease, or preoperative increased liver transaminase, bilirubin
- patients with chronic cardiac, pulmonary or renal disease
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Comparison of Hepatoprotective Effect From Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning of the Liver vs. Local Ischemic Preconditioning of the Liver During Human Liver Resections
The aim of this study is to evaluate hepatoprotective effect from ischemia-reperfusion injury of remote ischemic preconditioning of the liver against local ischemic preconditioning of the liver during human liver resections.
Read the detailed description
In this randomized control study, a total of 60 patients were randomized into 3 groups: remote ischemic precondition group - RIPC (3 intervals of 5 minute right upper limb ischemia with 3 intervals of 5 minute reperfusion), local ischemic precondition group - LIPC (15 minutes of inflow liver occlusion followed by 10 minutes of reperfusion before liver transection), control group - CG (group without ischemic preconditioning before liver transection). Patients were also stratified according to the extent of the hepatectomy. Hepatoprotective effect was evaluated by comparing serum transaminase levels, bilirubin levels, albumin, and protein levels, coagulograms and pathohistological exams. We also measured flow rate by Doppler ultrasound of hepatic artery and portal vein before and after preconditioning.
- Conditions
- Liver Metastases
- Being tested
- Preconditioning
- Keywords
- preconditioning, resection
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
PreconditioningProcedure or surgery
Local ischemic preconditioning (LIPC) is process during which a short period of ischemia is followed by a period of reperfusion prior to the prolonged ischemia which seems to render organs more tolerant to the IR(ischemic-reperfusion) injury.
Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) involves the protection of an organ from prolonged ischemia by brief periods of ischemia and reperfusion to a remote organ.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | Not described |
| Remote ischemic preconditioning | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Procedure: Preconditioning |
| Local ischemic preconditioning | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Procedure: Preconditioning |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in synthetic liver function
We measured residual synthetic liver function and liver ischemic-reperfusion injury by value level of bilirubin, total proteins, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glutamic aminotransferase (ƴGT), cholinesterase, alkaline phosphatase (AP), coagulogram.
Measured: Preoperatively, first, third and seventh postoperative day
Secondary outcomes (2)
Flow through the hepatic artery and portal vein
During operation we preformed Doppler ultrasonography of hepatic artery and portal vein.
Measured: Before and after preconditioning
Liver histology evaluation
Liver paraffin-embedded, standard haematoxylin-eosin stained sections were analysed postoperatively to evaluate the ischemic reperfusion injury . According to Rodriguez et al. four elements of the liver histology were analysed: steatosis (micro vesicular and macro vesicular) in 4 grades, degree of sinusoidal congestion and dilatation in 3 grades, leukocyte infiltration in 3 grades and necrosis (focal, confluent, or zonal) in 3 grades.26 Each biopsy was evaluated by a single pathologist blinded to the treatment allocation.
Measured: Up to 10 days after operation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Apr 2017
- Study start20 Apr 2017
- Primary completion4 Jul 2017
- Study completion20 Apr 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Liver MetastasesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mislav Rakić, MD, University Hospital Dubrava
- Investigators
- Leonardo Patrlj, Study chair, Clinical Hospital Dubrava
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03130920
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UHDubrava
- Status last verified
- Oct 2018
- First submitted
- 1 Apr 2017
- Last updated
- 11 Oct 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Oct 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Comparison of Hepatoprotective Effect From Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning of the Liver vs. Local Ischemic Preconditioning of the Liver During Human Liver Resections
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03130920
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UHDubrava
- Conditions
- Liver Metastases
- Keywords
- preconditioning, resection
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital DubravaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Apr 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Apr 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Apr 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to evaluate hepatoprotective effect from ischemia-reperfusion injury of remote ischemic preconditioning of the liver against local ischemic preconditioning of the liver during human liver resections.
Detailed description
In this randomized control study, a total of 60 patients were randomized into 3 groups: remote ischemic precondition group - RIPC (3 intervals of 5 minute right upper limb ischemia with 3 intervals of 5 minute reperfusion), local ischemic precondition group - LIPC (15 minutes of inflow liver occlusion followed by 10 minutes of reperfusion before liver transection), control group - CG (group without ischemic preconditioning before liver transection). Patients were also stratified according to the extent of the hepatectomy. Hepatoprotective effect was evaluated by comparing serum transaminase levels, bilirubin levels, albumin, and protein levels, coagulograms and pathohistological exams. We also measured flow rate by Doppler ultrasound of hepatic artery and portal vein before and after preconditioning.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | – |
| Remote ischemic preconditioning | Active comparator | Procedure: Preconditioning |
| Local ischemic preconditioning | Active comparator | Procedure: Preconditioning |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 30 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis all of which signed an informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- having any other underlying liver disease, or preoperative increased liver transaminase, bilirubin
- patients with chronic cardiac, pulmonary or renal disease
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| PreconditioningLocal ischemic preconditioning (LIPC) is process during which a short period of ischemia is followed by a period of reperfusion prior to the prolonged ischemia which seems to render organs more tolerant to the IR(ischemic-reperfusion) injury. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) involves the protection of an organ from prolonged ischemia by brief periods of ischemia and reperfusion to a remote organ. | Procedure or surgery | Local ischemic preconditioning, Remote ischemic preconditioning |
Primary outcome
Change in synthetic liver function
Time frame: Preoperatively, first, third and seventh postoperative day
We measured residual synthetic liver function and liver ischemic-reperfusion injury by value level of bilirubin, total proteins, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glutamic aminotransferase (ƴGT), cholinesterase, alkaline phosphatase (AP), coagulogram.
2 secondary outcomes
Flow through the hepatic artery and portal vein
Time frame: Before and after preconditioning
Liver histology evaluation
Time frame: Up to 10 days after operation
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Oct 2018.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Leonardo Patrlj study chair
Clinical Hospital Dubrava
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Preconditioning in people with Liver Metastases, run by University Hospital Dubrava at 1 site in Croatia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Croatia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in synthetic liver function (time frame: Preoperatively, first, third and seventh postoperative day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Oct 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.