Active clinical trials for "Cholangitis"

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether the combination of UDCA and ATRA taken for 3 months will improve laboratory tests of liver and bile duct inflammation in patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). Our hypothesis is that a combination of these medications will improve the liver inflammatory tests in these patients, specifically a reduction in alkaline phosphatase (AP) by at least 30%.

The researches aim to study the effects of DHA (component of fish oil) on patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). Our hypothesis is that DHA might reverse the problems associated with PSC.

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the safety and effectiveness of budesonide in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis or primary biliary cirrhosis experiencing a suboptimal response to ursodeoxycholic acid. II. Estimate the efficacy of this therapy in these patient groups as a means of evaluating the feasibility of a long-term randomized trial.

To investigate the biliary drainage-related cholangitis and other complications of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in the management of Klatskin tumor (KT) compared with endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD).

Among persons with Immunoglobulin G subclass 4 Related Disease (IgG4)-related disease who have persistent or recurrent disease despite standard therapies, does combination therapy with rituximab and revlimid cause a sustained disease remission?

SSC-CIP is increasing in patients after critical illness. Pathogenesis is still largely unclear. The investigators hypothesize that genetic variants of biliary transporter genes are frequent in patients with SSC-CIP. In approximately 140 patients and controls the rate of genetic variants in biliary transporter genes, gut permeability and gut microbiome as well as bone health will be studied.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat and other cereals as barley and rye. It triggers an inflammatory reaction in the small-bowel of genetically predisposed persons. Alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) of wheat seem to be the responsible trigger of this intestinal Inflammation. Intestinal inflammation is connected to other extra-intestinal autoimmune inflammations like PSC (as f.ex. the association of PSC with inflammatory bowel disease proves). Hypothesis: Avoidance of ATIs through a gluten-free diet will reduce intestinal inflammation and thus also the the inflammatory activity in the liver. Proof of hypothesis: Pilot study with n=20 patients with PSC Explorative, open-label, mono-centric study Inclusion criteria: age 18-65, diagnosed PSC-associated colitis without relevant clinical activity after last coloscopy.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disease but is increasingly reported in China (mainly in the Chinese language). However, most of the PSC literatures reported from China are case reports, small case series, and review articles. Up to now, there is no information on the epidemiology and disease burden of PSC in China. This study would use EMR/HIS and research databases to investigate the epidemiology, cascade, and treatment pattern of PSC in China.

This study aims to evaluate post-operative pain in single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) versus the conventional four port technique (LC). The investigators hypothesize that SILC is non-inferior in post-operative pain.

Background and aims: The use of prophylactic antibiotics before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is recommended by all major international gastroenterological societies, especially in the presence of an obstructed biliary system. Their use is intended to decrease or eliminate the incidence of complications following the procedure, namely cholangitis, cholecystitis, septicemia, and pancreatitis. However, there were a few reports concerning the dosage, duration and adopting antibiotics most suitable for this purpose. The aim of this prospective comparative study is to compare the occurrence rate of post-procedural complications, such as cholangitis, bacteremia and septicemia between intravenous moxifloxacin and ceftriaxone for the prophylactic use in patients with bile duct obstruction who will undergo therapeutic ERCP procedure. Methods: In this prospective study, a total of 160 patients (calculated by IBM SPSS Sample Power, version 3.0) with bile duct obstruction due to variable causes (bile duct stones, benign or malignant stricture, etc) will be enrolled and randomly allocated to intravenous moxifloxacin and ceftriaxone group, respectively (using simple randomization program). Intravenous moxifloxacin (400 mg/day, infused more than 60 min) or ceftriaxone (2 g/day, diluted in 40 cc of 5% dextrose water, infused more than 30 min) will be given 90 minutes before ERCP procedure, and will be given to a patient for more than 3 days if the patient develops symptoms and signs of cholangitis or septicemia.