Clinical trials: Liver Injury
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
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
Chronic Disease, Hepatitis C
Evaluating a Telehealth Treatment for Veterans With Hepatitis C and PTSD
The main objective of this proposal is to develop and test the efficacy of two interventions (a telehealth and face-to-face intervention) designed to improve quality of life, self-care, motivation to engage in healthcare, and…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Hepatitis C, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT00333710
- Testing
- Individual psychotherapy, Telehealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Kidney Failure
Everolimus Plus Mycophenolic Acid for Kidney Preservation in Liver Transplant Recipients With Impaired Kidney Function
Tacrolimus is the standard immunosuppressive drug used to prevent organ rejection post liver transplant. One side effect of Tacrolimus is nephrotoxicity. Everolimus does not have the nephrotoxicity side effects of Tacrolimus.
- Trial name
- NCT04258423
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, Everolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease
Mild Hypothermia and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation
Acute kidney injury (AKI), or worsening kidney function, is a common complication after liver transplantation (20-90% in published studies).
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Liver Transplant; Complications
- Trial name
- MHALT (NCT03534141)
- Testing
- Esophageal cooling/warming device, Mild hypothermia, Normothermia
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cancer, Hepatic Injury
Compassionate Use of Omegaven® in the Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition Induced Hepatic Injury
The purposes of this study are to make Omegaven® available to cancer patients with liver disease and to determine if Omegaven® can improve or prevent further liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01325584
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Midwestern Regional Medical Center
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
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
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
Invasive Candidiasis, Candidemia
Risk Of Severe Hepatic Injury In Patients With Invasive Candidiasis Treated With Echinocandins
The purpose of this study is to estimate the relative risk of severe hepatic injury in hospitalized patients with invasive candidiasis and candidemia who received anidulafungin, compared to patients who received caspofungin…
- Trial name
- NCT01213823
- Testing
- Does not apply
- Volunteers
- 536 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, or Other Malignancy
RATIONALE: Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional treatment in preventing…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00716976
- Testing
- sodium thiosulfate, examination
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Head Injury
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate proof of clinical concept that application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) will result in an increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) and a decrease in Intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT01824589
- Testing
- -7 cm H2O ITPR, -12cm H2O ITPR
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
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
Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
Digoxin In Treatment of Alcohol Associated Hepatitis
Prospective, single center, open label, randomized controlled trial to explore whether digoxin treatment affects cytokine levels as biomarkers of inflammation in patients with acute alcohol associated hepatitis, digoxin…
- Conditions
- Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Steatohepatitis Caused by Ingestible Alcohol
- Trial name
- DIGIT-AlcHep (NCT05014087)
- Testing
- Intravenous digoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Post-authorisation Safety Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes to Assess the Risk of Liver Injury, Kidney Injury, Urinary Tract and Genital Infections, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Patients Treated With Empagliflozin, Compared to DPP-4 Inhibitors
Empagliflozin (Jardiance), a highly potent and selective inhibitor of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), was approved in Europe in May 2014 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to improve glycaemic…
- Trial name
- NCT02864914
- Testing
- Empagliflozin, DPP-4 inhibitors
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 333,580 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
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
Hyperthermia
Effectiveness of the Combined WLI and Hyperthermia for GI Cancer Liver Metastasis
The standard treatment of unresectable liver metastasis in gastrointestinal tract cancer is chemotherapy, but considerable portion of the patients progressed and most of the liver is converted to metastatic tumor lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01963117
- Testing
- Combined hyperthermia and radiation therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
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
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