Clinical trials: Liver Biopsy
Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ultrasound Method to Measure Fibrosis of the Liver in Children
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that sonoelastography (SE) provide accurate quantitative measurements that can be used to stage liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with chronic liver disease.
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, HCV Coinfection, HBV
- Trial name
- NCT02086708
- Testing
- Shear Wave sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Renal Function, Liver Transplant
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Everolimus in Combination With Reduced Exposure Cyclosporine or Tacrolimus in Paediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
This study was designed to assess the evolution of renal function and to collect efficacy, safety, and tolerability data of everolimus in co-exposure with reduced CNI in paediatric liver transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT01598987
- Testing
- Introduction of everolimus with reduced cyclosporine or tacrolimus dose, the earliest 1 month and the latest 6 months after liver transplantation.
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Inflammation
Ultrasound Based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging
ARFI (Ultrasound-based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse) will be used during ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the liver of children.
- Trial name
- NCT01781208
- Testing
- Ultrasound-Based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cystic Fibrosis, Liver Fibrosis
Elastography of the Liver in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Diagnostic and Prognostic Aspects
The aim of the study is to find CF patients at risk for cystic fibrosis related liver disease (CFLD). Comparison of ultrasound by two modalities and biochemical markers with histological evaluation of liver biopsy if present.
- Trial name
- NCT02603666
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital