Clinical trials: Spleen Stiffness
Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Spleen Stiffness
The Value of Spleen Stiffness Measurement in Patients With PBC
Recent evidence suggests that combining liver stiffness measurement (LSM) with spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) significantly improves risk stratification in patients with PBC.
- Trial name
- NCT07319169
- Testing
- Spleen stiffness measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis
Non-invasive Assessment for Outcome Prediction in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This is a single-centre, prospective cohort study. Consecutive patients with compensated liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for curative-intent treatment will be invited to this study.
- Trial name
- NCT07036874
- Testing
- transient elastography and oesophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chronic Liver Diseases, Spleen Stiffness
Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Liver Shear Wave Quantization Detector Spleen Stiffness Value in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices
Esophageal variceal bleeding is one of the serious and life-threatening complications of chronic liver disease (CLD). Studies have shown that the prevalence of esophageal varices (EV) in patients with liver cirrhosis is about…
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Diseases, Spleen Stiffness, Esophageal Varices, Diagnostic Performance Study
- Trial name
- NCT07753577
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Cirrhosis, Liver, Portal Hypertension
Two-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography for Assessment of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Exploring and establishing new non-invasive risk stratification techniques for portal hypertension based on E imaging technology for measuring liver and spleen stiffness is an urgent need in this field of research.
- Trial name
- NCT06358092
- Testing
- Hepatic venous pressure gradient, Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension, Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Prediction of Portal Hypertension in Patients With CVID (CVID-pHT)
Patients with CVID will be offered to participate in this observational trial during the routine annual visit in the outpatient clinic at the Center of chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI) of the University Medical Center Freiburg…
- Trial name
- CVID-pHT (NCT06145100)
- Testing
- Ultrasound including color doppler ultrasound
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
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
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Cirrhosis
Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measured by 2D-SWE for Diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With cACLD
A observational diagnostic study will be conducted to evaluate the performance of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for diagnosing liver fibrosis in people with compensated…
- Trial name
- NCT06147934
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: Transient elastography (TE) and 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Spleen Stiffness Measurement for the Detection of Advanced Fibrosis
Measurement of spleen stiffness (SSM) has shown potential as a complementary tool to liver stiffness measurement (LSM) for the assessment of portal hypertension in patients with MASLD, particularly in the setting of compensated…
- Trial name
- S-MASH (NCT07440511)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Advanced Chronic Liver Disease, NASH
Non-invasive Evaluation of Portal Hypertension in Patients With Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease by Assessment of Spleen Stiffness Using VCTE by FibroScan.
Hypothesis: The severity of portal hypertension in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) can be assessed using vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) via the FibroScan® 502 Touch by measuring SS (splenic…
- Trial name
- NCT03778411
- Testing
- VCTE with splenic stiffness measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Portal Hypertension
A Combined Model Based on Spleen Stiffness, Liver Stiffness and Platelets for Assessing Portal Hypertension in Compensated Cirrhosis (CHESS2202)
Portal hypertension contributed to the main complications of liver cirrhosis. Currently, hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) was the reference standard for evaluating portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05251272
- Testing
- Hepatic venous pressure gradient
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
LSM and SSM for the Diagnosis of CSPH: a Prospective Cohort Study
The goal of this observational study is to assess non-invasive tools' efficacy in predicting portal hypertension-related complications in individuals with advanced chronic liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT06181409
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Esophageal Varices, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver
Non-invasive Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Advanced Fibrosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as accumulation of fat in the liver which is not related to either alcohol excess or other causes such viral infection, immune-mediated, or medication related which can lead to…
- Conditions
- Esophageal Varices, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver, Compensated Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT05485714
- Testing
- Reviewing records retrospectively of patients undergoing screening endoscopy
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- United Arab Emirates University
Chronic Liver Disease
Postprandial Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements in the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Cirrhosis
This is a study that will evaluate the utility of measuring liver and spleen stiffness before and after a meal by a non invasive ultrasound based technologies called Fibroscan (Transient elastography) and acoustic radio-frequency…
- Trial name
- NCT03087344
- Testing
- Fibroscan and Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse, Fibroscan, Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Advanced Chronic Liver Disease, Surgery--Complications
Non-invasive Methods and Surgical Risk Stratification in Cirrhotics Undergoing Elective Extrahepatic Surgery
The ELASTO-SURGERY study aims to evaluate the prognostic role of portal hypertension evaluated by non-invasive methods in predicting post-operative morbidity (at 90 days) and mortality (at 365 days) in patients with advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT04615091
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Austria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Decompensated Cirrhosis, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection
A Study to Predict Recompensation in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Using Spleen Stiffness and Simple Blood Tests
The goal of this observational study is to learn if spleen stiffness and other non-invasive markers can help predict recompensation in people with decompensated cirrhosis who are receiving effective treatment for the cause of…
- Conditions
- Decompensated Cirrhosis, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection, Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
- Trial name
- LEAD-2 (NCT07087041)
- Where
- 28 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 735 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Fibrosis
Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measured by TE and 2D-SWE for Diagnosis of CSPH in Patients With cACLD
A observational diagnostic study will be conducted to compare the performance of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) and transient elastography (TE) for diagnosing clinically…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06147947
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: Transient elastography (TE) and 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Chronic Liver Disease
Liver and Splenic Stiffness in Predicting Esophageal Varices Needing Treatment in MASLD Related Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease.
Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are at risk of developing clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). In the Baveno VI consensus a new term "compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD)'' has been proposed…
- Trial name
- NCT05044663
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
Hepatitis B Virus Related Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis
Hepatic and Splenic Microcirculatory Perfusion for Ruling Out High-Risk Varices in Patients With Hepatitis B-Related Cirrhosis
Background: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-related cirrhosis is a common cause of portal hypertension, which leads to the development of gastroesophageal varices (EGVs).
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B Virus Related Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis, Esophagogastric Varices
- Trial name
- NCT07450651
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness
Normal Pediatric Liver and Spleen SWE
This observational study aims to determine normal liver and spleen stiffness values in healthy children using shear wave elastography (SWE).
- Conditions
- Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography in Healthy Children, Normal Organ Elasticity
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06930066)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Utility of Liver and Splenic Stiffness in Predicting Esophageal Varices in Patients With Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
Monitoring and Assessment: Transient Elastography will be performed in morning hours using the FibroScan apparatus (Echosens), which consists of a 5-MHz ultrasound transducer probe mounted on the axis of a vibrator.
- Trial name
- NCT04983108
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India