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End Stage Liver DiseaseNCT03609411

Splenectomy During Whole Liver Transplantation

An observational study of End Stage Liver Disease, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Indications for splenectomy during whole liver transplantation remain controversial and splenectomy is often avoided because of common complications. The objective is to evaluate specific complications of these combined procedures. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
End Stage Liver Disease
What is being tested?
Splenectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
141 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Jan 2015to Jan 2017
Phase
Observational
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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Among the 906 liver transplantations performed between 1994 and 2013 at the Liver Transplant Department of the Croix-Rousse University Hospital, Lyon-France, all 47 liver transplantations with simultaneous splenectomy were included and compared to 94 transplant recipients without splenectomy after a 1:2 matching for gender, age at transplantation, year of liver transplantation, MELD score, platelet level and presence of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients undergoing liver transplantation between 1994 and 2013

Who cannot join

  • Data from living donor patients, split liver transplantation, patients with pre- or post-operative splenectomy in medical history, and patients under 16 years were excluded from analysis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hopital de la Croix-Rousse

    Lyon

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About this study

Indications for splenectomy during whole liver transplantation remain controversial and splenectomy is often avoided because of common complications. The objective is to evaluate specific complications of these combined procedures.

Read the detailed description

Data on patients who underwent splenectomy during liver transplantation were retrospectively analyzed . Participants underwent splenectomy as part of routine medical care. Patients undergoing simultaneous liver transplantation and splenectomy were matched to a non-splenectomy group.

Being tested
Splenectomy
Medical subject headings
End Stage Liver Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SplenectomyProcedure or surgery

    Also called Liver transplantation

    Splenectomy was performed after hepatectomy, in an extra-hilar manner with manual ligation of splenic vessels.

Study groups in NCT03609411
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SplenectomyPatients undergoing liver transplantation with simultaneous splenectomy
Receives: Procedure: Splenectomy
Liver transplantationPatients undergoing liver transplantation only

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 3-month post-operative mortality

    Measured: At 3 months post surgery

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Post-operative morbidity

    Incidence of portal-vein thrombosis within 3 months post liver transplantation

    Measured: 3 months post surgery

  2. One-year mortality

    Measured: One year after surgery

  3. Mortality at 5 years

    Measured: Five years after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Aug 2018
  2. Study startJan 2015
  3. Primary completionJan 2017
  4. Study completionJan 2017

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
141 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03609411
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRC_GHN_2018_002
Status last verified
Jul 2018
First submitted
17 Jul 2018
Last updated
1 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of End Stage Liver Disease, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

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 1 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 1 Aug 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 France. 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?

3-month post-operative mortality (time frame: At 3 months post surgery). 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 1 Aug 2018.

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