Clinical trials: Liver Decompensation
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Disease
Exploring Biomarkers Predicting the Outcome of Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an ailment with high incidence of multiorgan failure (MOF) and consequent mortality. Systemic inflammation and susceptibility to infection are characteristic pathophysiological features.
- Trial name
- PGE2 (NCT02965560)
- Testing
- plasma suPAR, PGE2 measurement. Other biomarkers were just recorded from clinical laboratory.
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy
Utility of the Clamping Bean Test (CBT) for Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy Screening
Hepatic encephalopathy is a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or porto-systemic shunt. It manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological or psychiatric abnormalities ranging from subclinical alterations to coma.
- Trial name
- NCT06367127
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Hepatitis, Pharmacology
A Partial Randomized, Single-blind or Open-label, Dose-escalation With Multiple-dose Design Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Acetaminophen and Its Toxic Metabolites With Panadol® and SafeTynadol® in Healthy Volunteers
To investigate and compare the possible response of Panadol® and SafeTynadol® formulations in healthy volunteers and the safety in SafeTynadol® dose-limiting hepatotoxicity.
- Trial name
- NCT05563961
- Testing
- Panadol®, SafeTynadol®
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinew Pharma Inc.
Acute on Chronic Liver Failure, Cirrhosis
Assessment of Coagulation Abnormalities in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients Using Thromboelastography
Patients of acute \& chronic liver failure have long been assumed to have coagulopathy \& are given blood products prophylactically as well as during various interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT02757170
- Testing
- Thromboelastography
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure
Human Tissue Distribution of Orally Supplemented Natural Vitamin E Tocotrienol
Levels of tocotrienol in human tissues following supplementation is not currently known. The objective of this present study is to determine the levels of this form of vitamin E in the human tissues such as skin, heart, lung…
- Conditions
- End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure, End Stage Liver Disease, Morbid Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00678834
- Testing
- To surgery patients, Tocopherol capsules., Tocotrienol to healthy subjects., To surgery patients, Tocotrienol capsules.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chandan K Sen
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Quantitative Determination of Brain Water Content in Patients During and After Hepatic Encepalopathy
There is increasing evidence that the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is tightly associated with low-grade cerebral edema. Uptake of ammonia in astrocytes leads to osmotic swelling caused by glutamine formation.
- Trial name
- NCT02177708
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Liver Cirrhoses, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Role of MRI in Detection of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Introduction Liver cirrhosis (LC) is irreversible fibrosis of the liver (1) and it remains a public health problem. One of the complications of the cirrhosis is hepatic encephalopathy (HE) which is defined as brain dysfunction…
- Trial name
- NCT04131205
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Cirrhosis, Liver, Immune Suppression
S100A8/A9 and Innate Immunity in Liver Disease
This observational study evaluates the concentration of immune protein S100A8/A9 in different liver failure syndromes, its interaction with the immune system and validity as an immunotherapeutic target to improve survival in…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Immune Suppression, Liver Failure, Acute on Chronic, Ascites Hepatic
- Trial name
- NCT05793983
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Portal Hypertension
The Effect of Probiotics (VSL) on Portal Hypertension
The investigators will address the hypothesis that portal hypertension is mediated in part by bacterial or endotoxin translocation and the production of inflammatory mediators (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα), etc.).
- Trial name
- NCT01032941
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Role of Bilirubin Molecular Species in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure
It has been identified that impaired liver function, as occurs in patients with liver cirrhosis, prevents proper conjugation of glucuronic acid with bilirubin; as a result, unconjugated bilirubin accumulates in the blood, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05566548
- Testing
- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method to identify bilirubin molecular species
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation
Hepatic Failure
Study To Evaluate The Pharmacokinetics, Safety, And Tolerability Of Dimebon [Pf-01913539] In Subjects With Hepatic Impairment And Normal Hepatic Function
1. To compare the pharmacokinetics of Dimebon in subjects with mild and moderate hepatic impairment to subjects with normal hepatic function. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00831532
- Testing
- Dimebon
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Hepatic Encephalopathy
It has been observed that patients with cirrhosis present a generalized state of vasoconstriction as an homeostatic response to splanchnic arteriolar vasodilatation.
- Trial name
- NCT01099293
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS Surgery
This is a single-center, prospective, open-label, parallel-group exploratory clinical study designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation combined with standard medical therapy in…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, TIPS, Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07683936
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Rifaximin、Lactulose, Dietary Fiber Prebiotic
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Air Force Military Medical University, China
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Iron Deficiency Anemia, Chronic Liver Failure
Lactoferrin in Treatment of Fe Deficient Anemia In Cirrhosis
Iron deficiency and altered homeostasis due to inflammation and decreased iron utilization are main factors involved in anemia in liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04335058
- Testing
- Lactoferrin + Iron Supplement, Iron Supplement
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Thrombelastography, Acute Liver Injury, Acute Decompensation, Platelet
A Prospective Study of Application of Platelet Mapping in Chronic Liver Disease Complicated With ALI and/or AD in China
Ineffective hemostasis or a paradoxical prothrombotic state of Acute-on-chronic liver disease (ACLF) has been well established. Thrombelastography measures the dynamics of thrombin production and provides a global assessment of…
- Trial name
- NCT04675125
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Failure
Effects on Plasma Exchange on Functional Capacity of Serum Albumin, Circulatory Dysfunction, Renal and Cerebral Function in Cirrhotic Patients With "Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure"
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on plasma exchange with 5% albumin on albumin functional capacity, cardiocirculatory, renal and cerebral function in cirrhotic patients with "acute-on-chronic liver failure".
- Trial name
- NCT01201720
- Testing
- Plasma exchange with albumin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Grifols, S.A.
End-stage Liver Disease (ESLD), Liver Transplantation
View of Cerebral Perfusion in Liver Transplantation
Investigator's aim in this study is to compare the more accessible and low-cost Carotid Doppler USG measurements, which are relatively more difficult to access, costly, and have technical disadvantages, and to demonstrate their…
- Conditions
- End-stage Liver Disease (ESLD), Liver Transplantation, Cerebral Perfusion, Intraoperative Monitoring
- Trial name
- NIRS/Doppler (NCT07442214)
- Testing
- Carotid Doppler Ultrasonography and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Eye Movement Testing for Diagnosing Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Disease
This study involves utilizing a noninvasive computer application (Neurofit) that performs oculometric assessment of dynamic visual processing in patients with liver cirrhosis to see if the presence of advance liver disease…
- Trial name
- NCT04940416
- Testing
- Neurofit (oculometric testing)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Liver Dysfunction, Liver Insufficiency
An Investigational Study of Experimental Medication BMS-986231 Given in Participants With Different Levels of Liver Function
This is an investigational study of experimental Medication BMS-986231 given to participants with weakened or damaged liver function.
- Conditions
- Liver Dysfunction, Liver Insufficiency, Hepatic Failure, Myocardial Failure
- Trial name
- NCT03515980
- Testing
- BMS-986231
- Where
- 4 sites in Hungary, Poland
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb