Clinical trials: Liver Dysfunction
Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Pre-diabetes
Study to Investigate the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
The purpose of the study is to determine the role of beta-cell function and insulin resistance in the development of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents who have an increased risk of…
- Conditions
- Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Pre-diabetes, Childhood Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00536250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Wilson's Disease, Myocardial Dysfunction
Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Children With Wilson's Disease
Wilson's disease (WD) is one of the most common metabolic liver diseases in older children. The most frequent clinical presentation is liver disease. However, Wilson's disease (WD) is a multisystem disorder.
- Conditions
- Wilson's Disease, Myocardial Dysfunction, Children, Wilson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07765472
- Testing
- Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, N-terminal pro b- type natriuretic peptide
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebatullah Fawzy
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Childhood Obesity
Lifestyle Habits and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Youth
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- LIFE4MASLD (NCT07095010)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harokopio University
Hepatitis C, Cognitive Impairment
P300 in Early Cognitive Impairment in Hepatitis C Virus
Approximately 50% of patients with hepatitis C have complaints of fatigue and cognitive deficits even before the development of significant hepatic impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04389268
- Testing
- Visual Event-Related Potentials
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Hospital
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Biliary Atresia, Cognitive Impairment
BILACO Trial: Biliary Atresia - a Severe Complex Congenital Liver Disease
Biliary atresia is the most severe form of cholestatic liver disease. The children have high morbidity and mortality and get devastating pruritus and fatigue, failure to thrive, progressive hepatic failure and impaired…
- Trial name
- BILACO (NCT05399745)
- Testing
- Neurocognitive monitoring
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Children
Screening and Intervention of MASLD in Children
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children and adolescents has recently been renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
- Trial name
- NCT06905795
- Testing
- Fibroscan test, Nutrition guidance, Increase physical activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ningbo No. 1 Hospital
Liver Diseases, Liver Neoplasms
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Liver Biopsy and Portal Pressure Registry
Patient Registry aiming to provide regional evidence documenting the clinical merit of EUS (Endoscopic_ Ultrasound) guided liver biopsy, per local standard of practice, in patients with suspected liver disease indicated for an…
- Conditions
- Liver Diseases, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Dysfunction, Liver Failure, Acute
- Trial name
- REGAL (NCT05817994)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
MASLD, Pediatric
Ultrasound-Based Estimation of Hepatic Steatosis in Pediatric MASLD
The purpose of this study is to validate an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm that estimates hepatic steatosis using ultrasound (US) B-mode images in pediatric participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
- Trial name
- NCT07265011
- Testing
- Ultrasound and MRI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jae Won Choi
Food Insecurity
Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health
Food insecurity (FI) disproportionately affects those who have been historically marginalized and significantly contributes to poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- I-FRESH (NCT06661538)
- Testing
- Food Security Screening & Referral Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Autoimmune Hepatitis
The Role of Sodium Chloride and the Treg/Th17 Axis in Autoimmune Hepatitis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a salt restriction diet improves immune parameters in patients with autoimmune hepatitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02050646
- Testing
- Low Salt Diet, Liberal salt diet
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University