Clinical trials: Liver Decompensation
End Stage Liver DIsease, Liver Transplantation
Selection Protocol for Liver Transplantation in Patients Aged Over 70 Years
Increased life expectancy and aging population has led to a trend of increasing liver transplant (LT) volume in the elderly. Nowadays, advanced age is not considered an absolute contraindication for LT but elderly LT candidates…
- Conditions
- End Stage Liver DIsease, Liver Transplantation, Old Age
- Trial name
- Over70-LT (NCT06382740)
- Testing
- Liver transplantation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Gastric Varices Bleeding, Liver Decompensation
Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration for Gastric Variceal Rebleeding
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the rebleeding rate in cirhotic patients with gastric variceal bleeding receiving balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration and endoscopic tissue glue…
- Trial name
- NCT06106971
- Testing
- Sodium tetradecyl sulfate, Cyanoacrylate
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Hypertension, Portal, Ascites
Comparing Ascites Relief In Two Standard Treatments: Large Volume Paracentesis Vs. Early Tips Using Viatorr Controlled Expansion Stents
For this study, the investigators will be collecting data based on patients' random selection to two different approved standard of care treatments for ascites: Subjects will get randomized into either Group A: Large Volume…
- Trial name
- NCT04315571
- Testing
- Gore® Viatorr® Endoprosthesis with controlled expansion, Large Volume Paracentesis with albumin infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Allogeneic ABCB5-positive Stem Cells for Treatment of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
This is an interventional, single arm, multicenter, phase I/IIa clinical trial. The study objective is to investigate the efficacy and safety of three i.v.
- Trial name
- NCT03860155
- Testing
- allo-APZ2-ACLF
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KG
End Stage Liver Disease, Jaundice
SSM Predicts Outcomes of CLD Inpatients With Acute Liver Injury
In this study, a single non-invasive tool, spleen stiffness measurement (SSM), was used to monitor the disease regression of inpatients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and acute liver injury.
- Conditions
- End Stage Liver Disease, Jaundice, Liver Dysfunction, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06173947
- Testing
- FibroScan® Expert 630
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 411 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
End Stage Liver Disease, Hepatitis C
Study of Liver Transplant For End-Stage Liver Disease Caused By Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
The purpose of this study is to compare three treatment regimens in patients who have received a liver transplant for end-stage liver disease caused by Chronic Hepatitis C infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00163657
- Testing
- Daclizumub, Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
End Stage Liver Disease
Allogenic Hepatocyte Transplantation Into Periduodenal Lymph Nodes
This Phase 2a clinical trial is a dose escalation study of the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of hepatocyte transplantation into lymph nodes via endoscopic ultrasound among subjects with end-stage liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04496479
- Testing
- LYG-LIV0001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- LyGenesis, Inc.
Liver Cirrhosis
Predictive Utility of DASIMAR as a Prognostic Biomarker in Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure (ACLF)
Patients with acute on chronic liver failure have a risk of developing multiorgan failure and a high mortality. The current scoring systems defining the outcome of patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis fail to identify…
- Trial name
- DASIMAR (NCT01071746)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University College London Hospitals
Surgery, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Transient Elastography in Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to determine whether liver transient elastography performed before the surgical procedure is able to predict liver failure in patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01441453
- Testing
- FibroScan (Transient Elastography measurement)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Secondary Prophylaxis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of colistin versus lactulose for secondary prophylaxis of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05279586
- Testing
- lactulose, colistin
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- Madonna Magdy Fahmy
NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MGL-3196 (Resmetirom) in Patients With NASH and Fibrosis
A double-blind placebo controlled randomized Phase 3 study to determine if 80 or 100 mg of MGL-3196 as compared with placebo resolves NASH and/or reduces fibrosis on liver biopsy and prevents progression to cirrhosis and/or…
- Trial name
- MAESTRO-NASH (NCT03900429)
- Testing
- MGL-3196, Liver Biopsy
- Where
- 247 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,759 people
- Sponsor
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate (LOLA) as an Adjunct to Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) Enriched Solutions on Clinical Outcomes in ICU Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy
One of the most significant goals of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) treatment is to reduce ammonia levels by lowering its synthesis and enhancing its detoxification which can be achieved by using non-absorbable disaccharides…
- Trial name
- NCT05539027
- Testing
- Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), enriched solution (Aminoleban) and L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA), Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), enriched solution (Aminoleban)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Brain Muscle Axis During Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy With L-ornithine L-aspartate
Patients with cirrhosis of the liver may suffer from a condition called hepatic encephalopathy which in its mildest form as mental slowing and impaired reaction times in driving and machinery operation.
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT01847651
- Testing
- Vastus Muscle Biopsy, Cognitive assessment (PHES), Cognitive Assessement (Cogstate)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Liver Failure, Acute
Phase I/II Study of Recombinant Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Fulminant Hepatic Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor is safe and effective in the treatment of fulminant and late-onset hepatic failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00225901
- Testing
- Recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine
Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Alcoholic Liver Disease
Value on Survival of Liver Volume After an Acute Decompensation of an Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Investigator seek to determine whether the volume of the liver can predict the survival after a decompensation of a patient suffering from chronic liver disease caused by excessive alcohol consumption (or alcoholic cirrhosis).
- Trial name
- PROLIV (NCT03508388)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
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
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Disease
Predictors of Decompensation, Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure and Mortality in Liver Cirrhosis
The purpose of this study is to identify factors that predict the development of decompensation, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and death in patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- SoLiDaRity (NCT07438288)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- 3 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor, Liver Failure
Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor and Moderate Liver Impairment
The goals of this clinical study are to learn more about the safety and dosing of the study drug, sacituzumab govitecan-hziy, in participants with solid tumors and moderate liver problems.
- Trial name
- NCT04617522
- Testing
- Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Cancer, COPD
SELF-BREATHE RCT for Chronic Breathlessness
A feasibility RCT comprising two groups: 1. Intervention (SELF-BREATHE in addition to standard NHS care) 2. Control group (standard / currently available NHS care)
- Conditions
- Cancer, COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04574050
- Testing
- SELF-BREATHE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Acute Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy
A Multi-Center Group to Study Acute Liver Failure in Children
The PALF study group began with 20 sites and now continues with 12 sites (11 in the United States and 1 in Canada) in the new funding period.
- Trial name
- NCT00986648
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh