Clinical trials: Liver Failure
Chronic Hepatitis C
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect of Treatment With Experimental Antiviral Drugs in Combination With Peginterferon Alpha-2a and Ribavirin in People With Hepatitis C Virus Who Did Not Respond to Treatment in a Previous AbbVie/Abbott Combination Study
A study to evaluate the safety and effect of treatment with experimental antiviral drugs in combination with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in people with hepatitis C virus who did not respond to treatment in a previous…
- Trial name
- NCT01609933
- Testing
- ABT-450/r, ABT-267, pegylated interferon alpha-2a (pegIFN)
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Liver Failure
Study to Evaluate if the Drug Vasopressin Protects the Kidneys for Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant
The purpose of this study is evaluate the medication vasopressin for its ability to preserve kidney function in patients undergoing liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00886262
- Testing
- Vasopressin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Liver Failure, Acute on Chronic
Chinese CLIF-C Acute-on-Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Failure Study
Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a distinct entity encompassing the acute deterioration of liver function, culminating in multiple organs failure and high short-term mortality.
- Trial name
- Ch-CANONIC (NCT02457637)
- Testing
- Standary therapy
- Where
- 16 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people
- Sponsor
- Hai Li
Acute Liver Failure, Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Safety and Efficacy of the ELAD System (ELAD) to Treat Acute Liver Failure (ALF)
This phase 2 study is developed to evaluate the effect of ELAD on overall survival (OS) in subjects with acute liver failure (ALF) compared to matched historical controls.
- Conditions
- Acute Liver Failure, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Primary Graft Non-Function, Surgically-Induced Liver Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01875874
- Testing
- ELAD
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Vital Therapies, Inc.
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors to Reduce Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy
A total of 40 patients taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) who undergo transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation as part of routine clinical care will be randomized in 1:1 fashion to either continue or…
- Trial name
- NCT05070351
- Testing
- PPI deprescribing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hepatic Impairment
An Open-label, Non-randomized, Parallel Group Study in Subjects With Mild and Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency and Healthy Volunteers
Multi-center, non-randomized, open-label, single-dose, parallel group study to determine the effect of impaired hepatic function on the PK of deferiprone and its 3-O-glucuronide metabolite following a single oral dose of 33mg/kg…
- Trial name
- NCT01767103
- Testing
- Ferriprox®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Hepatic Insufficiency
A Study of Evacetrapib (LY2484595) in Participants With Hepatic (Liver) Impairment
The purpose of this study is to measure how much of the drug gets into the bloodstream and how long it takes the body to remove it when given to participants with hepatic (liver) impairment compared to participants with normal…
- Trial name
- NCT01836185
- Testing
- Evacetrapib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer
Goals of Care Conversations Study
The long term goal is to improve quality of care in Veterans with serious illnesses by aligning medical care with Veterans' goals and values.
- Conditions
- Seriously Ill Patients, Cancer, Heart Failure, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- LSTDI (NCT05001009)
- Testing
- Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 1: low intensity clinician training, Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 2: high intensity clinician training, Low patient engagement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,859 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure
Metabolites of Tramadol in the Postoperative Surgical Patients
Tramadol is opioid analgesic widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is metabolized by cytochrome CYP2D6 into two major metabolites: pharmacologically active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol (M1) and inactive…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Liver Dysfunction
- Trial name
- METRAS (NCT04004481)
- Testing
- Postoperative analgesia using tramadol
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis
Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Liver Insufficiency
In order to determine the clinical application potential of adult stem cells we propose to investigate the safety and toxicity of infusing adult stem cells in the hepatic artery or portal vein of five patients with chronic liver…
- Trial name
- NCT00147043
- Testing
- Leukapheresis, Infusion of stem cells via image guided scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
FMT in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Patients with end stage of liver disease or cirrhosis can develop confusion due to high ammonia and inflammation. This confusion is brought upon by changes in the bacteria in the bowels and may not respond to current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT03796598
- Testing
- Fecal Microbial transplant Capsules, Fecal Microbial Transplant Enema
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
An Open-Label Study Investigating MK-8931 in Participants With Mild and Moderate Hepatic Insufficiency (MK-8931-016)
This study consists of Part I and an optional Part II. The purpose of Part I is to compare the plasma pharmacokinetics of verubecestat (MK-8931) following administration of a single oral dose of 40 mg MK-8931 to participants with…
- Conditions
- Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02910739
- Testing
- MK-8931
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Hepatic Insufficiency, Healthy
Pharmacokinetics of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) in Patients With Impaired Liver Function
The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of mild, moderate and severe hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of BI 10773 following oral administration of BI 10773 as a single dose.
- Trial name
- NCT01111318
- Testing
- BI 10773
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Rifaximin in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alteration of gut flora with rifaximin can lead to improvement in driving performance, psychometric test performance, and quality of life in patients with minimal hepatic…
- Trial name
- NCT00533910
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Cirrhosis, Ascites
The BRAINFOOD Trial to Prevent Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy.
This study is being completed for patients with cirrhosis, including patients with a prior history of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of medically-tailored meals as an intervention.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Ascites, Liver Diseases, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT04675775
- Testing
- Medically-tailored meals (MTM), Protein supplements, Nutrition education handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
To Assess Safety/Efficacy of ELAD in Subjects w/ Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis (sAAH) and Lille Score Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with the ELAD System is safe and effective in subjects with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis and Lille score failures (Lille score >0.45).
- Trial name
- NCT01829347
- Testing
- ELAD, Standard of Care treatment
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Vital Therapies, Inc.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer
A Phase 2b Study of Modified Vaccinia Virus to Treat Patients Advanced Liver Cancer Who Failed Sorafenib
This study is to determine whether JX-594 (Pexa-Vec) plus best supportive care is more effective in improving survival than best supportive care in patients with advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) who have failed sorafenib.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, HCC
- Trial name
- TRAVERSE (NCT01387555)
- Testing
- JX-594 recombinant vaccina GM-CSF, Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Jennerex Biotherapeutics
Renal Failure Chronic, Hepatitis C
Multi-center Study to Transplant Hepatitis-C Infected Kidneys
Open label multi center study for the donation of HCV positive kidneys to HCV negative recipients with interventional treatment to prevent HCV transmission upon transplantation.
- Trial name
- MYTHIC (NCT03781726)
- Testing
- glecaprevir/pibrentasvir treatment
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Raymond Chung
Liver Cirrhosis
Human Fetal Liver Cell Transplantation in Chronic Liver Failure
The herein study consists in the transplantation of liver progenitor cells isolated from human fetal liver tissue with the aim of improving conventional liver therapy and broadening therapeutical options other than liver…
- Trial name
- hFLCTx (NCT01013194)
- Testing
- Human Fetal Liver Cell Transplantation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies
Liver Diseases, Hepatic Insufficiency
A Pharmacokinetic Study of Baricitinib in Participants With Liver Disease
The main purpose of this study is to measure how much of the study drug called baricitinib gets into the blood stream and how long it takes the body to get rid of it. Healthy participants and those with liver disease may enroll.
- Trial name
- NCT01870388
- Testing
- Baricitinib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company