Clinical trials: Liver Injury
Drug Induced Liver Injury
Acetaminophen Adduct Formation in Non-Drinkers Taking Therapeutic Doses of Acetaminophen for Ten Consecutive Days
Acetaminophen is commonly used to treat fever or pain. Your body clears acetaminophen by processing it in the liver. During the processing, some of the acetaminophen may bind to proteins in the liver.
- Trial name
- Non-Drinker (NCT00616018)
- Testing
- acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kennon Heard
Acute Liver Failure, Acute Liver Injury
Safety Study of Ornithine Phenylacetate to Treat Patients With Acute Liver Failure/Severe Acute Liver Injury
This Phase 2a clinical study is designed to provide data on OCR-002 in patients with acute liver failure/acute liver injury (ALF/ALI) in regard to: safety and tolerability; metabolism of the compound to glutamine and…
- Trial name
- STOP-ALF (NCT01548690)
- Testing
- Ornithine Phenylacetate
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- William Lee
Liver Transplantation, Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Effect of Nitric Oxide (NO) on Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury During Extended Donor Criteria (EDC) Liver Transplantation
In this study, the researchers propose to investigate the efficacy of inhaled nitric oxide to prevent ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) hepatocyte injury in patients who receive extended donor criteria(EDC)liver grafts based on changes…
- Conditions
- Liver Transplantation, Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, Oxidative Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00948194
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ultrasound Method to Measure Fibrosis of the Liver in Children
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that sonoelastography (SE) provide accurate quantitative measurements that can be used to stage liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with chronic liver disease.
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, HCV Coinfection, HBV
- Trial name
- NCT02086708
- Testing
- Shear Wave sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mild Hepatic Injury
A Human Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fermented Turmeric in Subjects Showing Mild Hepatic Injury
The investigators performed a double-blind parallel study in a group of showing mild hepatic injury subjects who were given Fermented turmeric over a period of 12 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01634256
- Testing
- Fermented turmeric
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chonbuk National University Hospital
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cholestasis, Jaundice, Obstructive
SMOFlipid to Lessen the Severity of Neonatal Cholestasis
Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides intravenous nutritional supplementation for infants unable to absorb adequate enteral nutrients secondary to insufficient intestinal length or function.
- Trial name
- NCT02721277
- Testing
- SMOFlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cholestasis, Cholestasis of Parenteral Nutrition
Compassionate Use of an Intravenous Fish Oil Emulsion in the Treatment of Liver Injury in Infants
To provide a mechanism for critically ill infants with parenteral nutrition (PN) associated cholestasis to receive Omegaven for compassionate use situations for which there are no satisfactory alternative treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT00738101
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant, Early Allograft Dysfunction
Pilot Study of Reparixin for Early Allograft Dysfunction Prevention in Liver Transplantation
The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Reparixin treatment (2.772 mg/kg body weight/hour intravenous continuous infusion for 7 days) based on incidence of early allograft dysfunction within the first…
- Trial name
- NCT03031470
- Testing
- Reparixin, Control
- Where
- 7 sites in Belarus, Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A
Hepatocellular Injury, Blood Loss
Effect of Intermittent Pedicle Clamping on Hepatocellular Injury During Liver Surgery
In order to prevent excessive blood loss during liver surgery, an intermittent Pringle manoeuvre (IPM) can be applied. This implies a temporary clamping of the portal vein and hepatic artery in the hepatoduodenal ligament in…
- Trial name
- NCT01099475
- Testing
- Pringle manoeuvre 15 minutes, Pringle manoeuvre 30 minutes
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Reperfusion Injury, Liver Injury
Study to Evaluate if Inhaled Nitric Oxide Improves Liver Function After Transplantation
This blinded, placebo-controlled study will administer inhaled nitric oxide to patients undergoing liver transplantation. The purpose of the study is to test if inhaled nitric oxide prevents liver injury associated with the…
- Trial name
- NCT00582010
- Testing
- inhaled nitric oxide, nitrogen gas
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Early Allograft Dysfunction, Ischemic Reperfusion Injury
Evaluation of Preimplantation Portal Vein and Hepatic Artery Flushing With Tacrolimus
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Tacrolimus added to histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution given through intraportal and intraarterial infusion during back-table procedure is capable of reducing…
- Conditions
- Early Allograft Dysfunction, Ischemic Reperfusion Injury, Liver Transplantation, Hyperfibrinolysis
- Trial name
- PATAC (NCT01887171)
- Testing
- Tacrolimus
- Where
- Belarus
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation
Hepatitis C, Depression
Integrated Care for Patients With High Risk Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorder With Chronic Direct Acting Antiviral Treatment
To determine the effect of an integrated care protocol on antiviral treatment and sustained virologic response (SVR) rates following initiation of direct acting antiviral therapies (DAA) treatments in 2011.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Depression, PTSD, Substance Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02648022
- Testing
- Brief mental health interventions and case management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
SARS-CoV-2
DUR-928 in Subjects With SARS-CoV-2 With Acute Lung, Liver or Kidney Injury
Evaluate safety and efficacy of DUR-928 in treatment of acute organ failure in subjects infected with SARS-CoV-2
- Trial name
- NCT04447404
- Testing
- DUR-928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Durect
Tissue Donors, Liver Transplantation
The Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Living Donor Hepatectomy
Liver transplantation is the gold standard treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Despite its outstanding success, liver transplantation still entails certain complications including ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Conditions
- Tissue Donors, Liver Transplantation, Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03386435
- Testing
- remote ischemic preconditioning
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Liver Transplantation, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation Based on Perioperative Antibiotics
This study will be to prospectively determine differences in Surgical Site Infection (SSI) if a prolonged course of post-operative antibiotics are used following liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02717273
- Testing
- standard, extended, liver transplant
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Short Bowel Syndrome
rHGH and Intestinal Permeability in Intestinal Failure
Patients who are being asked to participate in this study have a short small bowel and will be prescribed to take the medication: Zorbtive® ("Zorbtive/Somatropin/(rHGH)").
- Trial name
- rHGH (NCT01380366)
- Testing
- Somatropin, Seven Day Food Diary, Blood Tests (standard of care)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Acute Liver Failure
13C-Methacetin Breath Test for the Prediction of Outcome in in ALI or ALF
The ALFSG-MBT protocol is for a multicenter, open label, non-randomized study to determine the value of Breath Identification® (BreathID®) N-(4-Methoxy-13C-phenyl)acetamide (13C-Methacetin) Breath Test System in predicting the…
- Trial name
- ALFSG-MBT (NCT02786836)
- Testing
- 13C-Methacetin
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis
Omegaven® in the Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Induced Liver Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the omega-3 fatty acid emulsion (Omegaven®), when used in place of the conventional soy-based fat emulsion (Intralipid), is effective in treating parenteral nutrition associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01845116
- Testing
- Omegaven®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences