Clinical trials: Liver Transplantation
Evidence of Liver Transplantation, Rejection
Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab in Pediatric Intestinal Transplantation
This open-label clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Alemtuzumab (Campath, Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh) in children (0-17) and adults (18-25) receiving intestinal transplant.
- Conditions
- Evidence of Liver Transplantation, Rejection, ALEMTUZUMAB
- Trial name
- NCT01208337
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hypertension
Pharmacokinetics of Sirolimus and Tacrolimus in Liver Transplant Recipients With Tacrolimus Toxicity
Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus and Sirolimus alone and in combination in liver transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- Sirolimus (NCT01709136)
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Portopulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Treprostinil to Facilitate Liver Transplantation in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension
This was a multicenter, prospective, observational, open-label study. Patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria received treatment with treprostinil as recommended by their treating physicians and were followed according to…
- Conditions
- Portopulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01028651
- Testing
- Treprostinil
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- United Therapeutics
Transplant
Improving Medication Adherence in Adolescents Who Had a Liver Transplant
The study's aim is to test a tailored telemetric intervention to reduce rejection incidence by improving medication adherence in a group of adolescent liver transplant recipients identified as nonadherent by a marker (the…
- Trial name
- iMALT (NCT03691220)
- Testing
- Telemetric Intervention
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Urea Cycle Disorders
PCORI Urea Cycle Disorder Study
Urea cycle disorders (UCD) are genetic disorders caused by the liver's inability to break down ammonia from proteins; ammonia then accumulates and is toxic to the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT02740153
- Testing
- No Intervention Given
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma
Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma
Today, available therapies for hilar cholangiocarcinomas (CCA) are not satisfactory. Although these tumors are rare, their study is important because of the high death rates in afflicted patients, rivaling that of pancreatic…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver
- Trial name
- NCT00708877
- Testing
- Liver Transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Liver Transplant, Liver Transplantation
Withdrawal of Immunosuppression in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Antirejection medicines, also known as immunosuppressive drugs, are prescribed to organ transplant recipients to prevent their bodies from rejecting the new organ.
- Trial name
- WISP-R (NCT00320606)
- Testing
- Immunosuppression Withdrawal
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Biliary Atresia
Pentoxifylline Therapy in Biliary Atresia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether pentoxifylline reduces liver damage in infants with biliary atresia.
- Trial name
- NCT01774487
- Testing
- Pentoxifylline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections Among Children and Adult Liver Transplantation Patients in China
A Study of Cytomegalovirus Disease Epidemiology in Pediatric and Adult Liver Transplant Recipients in China
The goal of this observational study is to learn about cytomegalovirus disease epidemiology in pediatric and adult liver transplant recipients in China.
- Trial name
- NCT05958186
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Lin Zhong
Hepatitis C, Transplantation Disease Transmission
Prevention of De Novo HCV With Antiviral HCV Therapy Post-Liver and Post-Kidney Transplant
In this study, subjects that do not have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) will be transplanted with livers or kidneys from donors who do have HCV.
- Trial name
- PRO-ACT: (NCT03619837)
- Testing
- Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir, Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Bone Marrow Transplant Complications, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
Ultrasound Elastography to Predict Development of SOS
The long-term goal of our research is to accurately identify SOS patients who would benefit from defibrotide treatment using US SWE. The overall objective of this study is to validate SWE as an early diagnostic marker for SOS.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Transplant Complications, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, Veno-occlusive Disease, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03858530
- Testing
- Ultrasound Examination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs Recovered From Non-Heart-Beating Donors to Assess Transplant Suitability
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of transplanting lungs obtained from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and…
- Conditions
- Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01615484
- Testing
- Transplantation of lungs obtained from Non-Heart-Beating Donors (NHBDs) after ex-vivo perfusion w/ STEEN Solution™, STEEN Solution™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Antiviral Activity of Entecavir in Patients Receiving Liver Transplant Due to Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn if the study drug entecavir will prevent the recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in participants who receive an orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) due to HBV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00395018
- Testing
- entecavir
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Argentina and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Liver Transplant Recipients, Liver Transplantation
Immunosuppression Withdrawal for Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of immunosuppression withdrawal (ISW) in pediatric liver transplant (tx) recipients.
- Conditions
- Liver Transplant Recipients, Liver Transplantation, Immunosuppression
- Trial name
- iWITH (NCT01638559)
- Testing
- Immunosuppression withdrawal
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Postoperative Graft Function
Hepatic Vein Flow During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation as Predictive Factor for Postoperative Graft Function
Hepatic vein flow (HVF) assessment using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has a potential to predict postoperative graft function in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT).
- Trial name
- NCT03814031
- Testing
- NO internvention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Amatoxin Poisoning, Amanita Poisoning
Intravenous Milk Thistle (Silibinin-Legalon) for Hepatic Failure Induced by Amatoxin/Amanita Mushroom Poisoning
Legalon® SIL will be administered to patients with amatoxin poisoning diagnosed by history, gastrointestinal symptoms, elevated liver enzymes, and/or diagnostic assay (should one become available).
- Conditions
- Amatoxin Poisoning, Amanita Poisoning, Mushroom Poisoning, Liver Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00915681
- Testing
- Silibinin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Mylan Specialty, LP
Medication Adherence, Liver Transplantation
A Study of mDOT for Immunosuppressant Adherence in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
In solid organ transplant recipients, poor adherence to immunosuppressant medications carries the risk of graft rejection (needing a new transplant), post-transplant complications, and increased healthcare costs.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT04587024
- Testing
- mHealth intervention, standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cervical Cancer, Hpv
Does the HPV Vaccine Cause the Same Response in Adolescent Kidney and Liver Transplant Patients as in Healthy Controls?
The purpose of the study is to understand if children with liver and kidney transplants develop the antibodies from the Gardasil vaccine.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Hpv, Warts
- Trial name
- NCT01101750
- Testing
- Quadrivalent HPV for types 6, 11, 16 and 18
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Hemophilia, Hemophilia B
Study Evaluating Liver Transplantation in Haemophilia Patients in Spain
This study will analyze survival and outcome of patients with severe haemophilia who undergo liver transplantation in Spain
- Trial name
- NCT00927992
- Testing
- Epidemiological Non interventional
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Liver Transplantation, Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Basiliximab, Cyclosporine/Cyclosporine Microemulsion, and Steroids in Pediatric de Novo Liver Transplant Recipients Avoiding Intraoperative Steroids
Systemic infection is still a major concern in young children with liver transplantation. The approach of this study is to reduce the risk of systemic infections by avoiding intraoperative steroids (another class of…
- Trial name
- NCT00149890
- Testing
- Basiliximab, Cyclosporine/cyclosporine microemulsion, Steroid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis