Clinical trials: Liver Decompensation
Acute on Chronic Liver Failure, Alcoholic Hepatitis
CytoSorb® in Patients With Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
The objective of this study is to assess the safety and performance of the CytoSorb® therapy in patients with Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) grade ≥ 2 due to a severe alcohol induced hepatitis (Maddrey DF > 32) and a…
- Trial name
- HepOnFire (NCT05131230)
- Testing
- CytoSorb® treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Sponsor
- CytoSorbents Europe GmbH
Cirrhosis
Breath Test to Assess Hepatic Metabolic Reserve and to Predict Hepatic Decompensation in Cirrhotics
The three objectives of this trial are: 1. To demonstrate that a decline in hepatic metabolic function as measured by BreathID will correlate with changes in CTP and MELD scores in patients with cirrhosis. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00375011
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
VE303 for Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)
This research is studying the use of a new drug to learn about its safety and efficacy as a treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT04899115
- Testing
- VE303, oral vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Patricia Bloom
Acute Hepatitis
ADRENAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE HEPATITIS
A high frequency of adrenal dysfunction (AD) has been reported in severe acute hepatitis (SAH) using the dosage of serum total cortisol (STC).
- Trial name
- CORT-HEPAT (NCT02859584)
- Testing
- Measure OF SERUM TOTAL CORTISOL, SERUM FREE AND SALIVARY CORTISOL
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Study on Prognosis of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure Complicated by Bacterial or Fungal Infection
The subjects of this study were inpatients with ACLF who were admitted to Tongji Hospital in Wuhan from March 2023 to June 2025.
- Trial name
- NCT06437067
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Qin Ning
Acute Kidney Injury, Hyperglycemia
Impact of Glycemic Control After Reperfusion on Acute Kidney Injury in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
This retrospective cohort study of patients classified by the blood glucose level after reperfusion in liver transplantation repicient.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, End Stage Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06320730
- Testing
- Observational study, records of blood glucose level after reperfusion
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 3,790 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Hepatitis B
Comparison of Entecavir to Adefovir in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Patients With Hepatic Decompensation
This is a phase IIIb comparative study of entecavir 1.0 mg once daily (QD) vs. adefovir 10 mg QD in patients who have chronic hepatitis B infection and hepatic decompensation.
- Trial name
- NCT00065507
- Testing
- Entecavir (ETV), Adefovir (ADV)
- Where
- 61 sites in United States, Brazil and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Urea Cycle Disorder, Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
HepaStem Long-Term Safety Registry
All patients having received at least one infusion of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) HepaStem HHALPC during a previous interventional clinical study conducted by Promethera Biosciences
- Conditions
- Urea Cycle Disorder, Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
- Trial name
- PROLONGSTEM (NCT03343756)
- Where
- 29 sites in Belgium, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Cellaion SA
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy of Lactoferrin as an Adjunct Therapy in Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of lactoferrin as an adjunct therapy in improving clinical symptoms and laboratory indices in individuals with hepatic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT06072521
- Testing
- Lactoferrin Bovine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Portal Hypertension Gastropathy, Esophageal Varices
Study on B-blockers to Prevent Decompensation of Cirrhosis With HTPortal
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the effectiveness of treatment with beta-blockers to prevent decompensation of cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
- Conditions
- Portal Hypertension Gastropathy, Esophageal Varices, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- PREDESCI (NCT01059396)
- Testing
- propranolol, carvedilol
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Acute Liver Failure, Acute Liver Injury, Drug Induced
miroliverELAP® for the Treatment of Acute Liver Failure: A Phase 1 Trial
The clinical trial will assess the safety of miroliverELAP for the treatment of acute liver failure, severe acute alcohol-associated hepatitis, or acute on chronic liver failure.
- Conditions
- Acute Liver Failure, Acute Liver Injury, Drug Induced, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF), Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Trial name
- NCT06285253
- Testing
- miroliverELAP treatment
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Miromatrix Medical Inc.
Acute Liver Failure
To Assess the Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Acute Liver Failure
All patients of Acute liver failure not meeting the KCH (King's College Hospital) criteria/or meeting KCH criteria not having option of liver transplant will be recruited for the trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03363022
- Testing
- Standard Medical Treatment, Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Where
- India
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
Ascites Hepatic, Cirrhosis, Liver
Continuous Passive Paracentesis for Intra-abdominal Hypertension
Liver cirrhosis patients in Intensive Care present intra-abdominal hypertension and this is an independent risk factor for increased organ disfunction and mortality.
- Conditions
- Ascites Hepatic, Cirrhosis, Liver, Hypertension, Intraabdominal, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- COPPTRIAHL (NCT04322201)
- Testing
- continuous drainage of ascitic fluid using an intra-abdominal double lumen central venous catheter, Ultrasound-guided intermittent large-volume paracentesis
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Hepatitis B, Decompensated Cirrhosis
Re-compensation and Its Clinical Characteristics in HBV Decompensated Cirrhosis
In this study, treatment-naïve HBV-related cirrhosis patients were retrospectively enrolled at the first episode of decompensation (ascites or variceal hemorrhage).
- Trial name
- NCT05086536
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Liver Failure
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation in Patients With Liver Failure Caused by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation in Patients with Liver Failure Caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- Trial name
- NCT01322906
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Liver Failure
A Comparative Analysis of Preoperative Liver Volumetry in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Accurate preoperative graft volume assessment is crucial for successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Although manual and automated computed tomography (CT) volume measurement methods using various volumetric tools…
- Trial name
- NCT06865612
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Chungnam National University Hospital
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Safety and Efficacy of AST-120 Compared to Lactulose in Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the experimental drug AST-120 compared to lactulose in patients with mild hepatic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- AST015 (NCT00558038)
- Testing
- AST-120, lactulose
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ocera Therapeutics
Acute Liver Failure
Therapeutic Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate Infusion in Patients With Acute Liver Failure
The purpose of the study is to determine whether L-Ornithine L-Aspartate infusion improves the survival of patients with acute liver failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00470314
- Testing
- L-Ornithine L-Aspartate
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
TAK-242 in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
A phase 2a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter, proof-of-concept study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of TAK-242 in subjects with acute decompensation of…
- Trial name
- NCT04620148
- Testing
- TAK-242
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Akaza Bioscience Ltd
Decompensated Hepatitis B Cirrhosis
Fuzheng Huayu Tablets Reduce the Occurrence of Re-Decompensation Events in Patients With First Decompensation of Hepatitis B-Related Liver Cirrhosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study
This study aims to conduct a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The planned sample size is 432 patients, with the ratio of the Fuzheng Huayu group to the placebo control group being 1:1.
- Trial name
- FZHYRORDFDHBLC (NCT07017426)
- Testing
- Fuzheng Huayu tablets
- Volunteers
- 432 people
- Sponsor
- Zhiyun Yang