Active clinical trials for "Cholangitis"

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of setanaxib on biochemical response at Week 52 in participants with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and with elevated liver stiffness and intolerance or inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).

The Effect of Hepatic Impairment on The Pharmacokinetics of Seladelpar: An Open-Label Study Following Oral Dosing of Seladelpar to Subjects with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) and Hepatic Impairment (HI)

This study will test a drug called A3907 to see how safe and tolerated it is for treating people with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded placebo controlled trial to assess the benefit of sulfasalazine in the treatment of PSC. The specific objectives of this study are to determine if sulfasalazine treatment 1) results in reduced serum ALP and other biomarkers of liver injury in PSC; 2) improves PSC patient symptoms; and 3) is safe in patients with PSC.

The participants of this study will have confirmed Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). Participants will also have inadequate response or intolerance to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) a drug used to treat PBC. PBC is a disease that progresses slowly. It causes damage to the bile ducts in the liver, leading to a build-up of bile acids which causes further damage. The liver damage in PBC may lead to scarring (cirrhosis). PBC may also be associated with multiple symptoms. Many people with PBC may require liver transplant or may die if the disease progresses and a liver transplant is not done. This study will compare a daily dose of elafibranor (the study drug) to a daily dose of placebo (a dummy treatment). Each participant will be in the study up to about 7 years. The main aim of this study is to determine if elafibranor is better than placebo in preventing clinical outcome events showing disease worsening (including progression of disease leading to liver transplant or death). This study will also study the safety of long-term treatment with elafibranor, as well as the impact on symptoms such as itching and tiredness.

In Denmark, more than 7500 cholecystectomies are performed every year. Common bile duct gallstones (CBDS) are found in 3.4% to 18% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. A two-step approach including endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) with stone extraction and papillotomy with subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become gold standard for treatment of CBDS in Denmark. However, ERC is associated with a high risk of complications and more than 50% of patients require multiple ERCs. Recent meta analyses find that a one-step approach might be superior in terms of safety, CBDS clearance rate, hospital stay, operative time, hospital cost and stone recurrence, but much more data is needed. The preGallstep trial is an investigator-initiated multicentre randomised clinical pilot trial with blinded outcome assessment investigating a novel one-step laparoscopic cholecystectomy with common bile duct exploration and stone extraction versus conventional two-step endoscopic retrograde cholangiography with stone extraction plus a subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with CBDS. After enrolment, the participant will be randomised to one of the two treatment approaches. Adult patients with imaging confirmed CBDS are eligible for inclusion. Potential postoperative complications will be assessed within 90 days following the procedure. The primary outcome is the proportion of serious adverse events (corresponding to a Clavien-Dindo score II or above) requiring re-intervention within 90 days of the initial procedure. This outcome will be used for a future sample size calculation. The sample size estimate, the inclusion rate and the estimated length of subsequent trial will be used to determine the feasibility of a large pragmatic and confirmatory trial. We hypothesize that the one-step approach will significantly reduce the risk of complications and number of treatments needed thereby making a difference to hundreds of people in Denmark each year.

A Phase 2, Multi-Center, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Finding Study Evaluating Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Different Doses and Regimens of Allocetra-OTS for the Treatment of Organ Failure in Adult Sepsis Patients

This phase 2 trial will evaluate the effects of EP547 in subjects with cholestatic pruritus due to Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) or Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Access to the main bile duct is the first step in order to perform a therapeutic maneuver for biliary diseases. Early precut has been shown to ameliorate cannulation success rate, specially in difficult cannulation cases, when compared to guidewire cannulation (which is considered, for most, the standard technique). We aim to perform a randomized clinical trial comparing fistulotomy (F) precut vs guidewire cannulation (CC), as a primary cannulation technique, and compare outcomes between high experienced endoscopists (> 200 ERCPs[Endoscopic Retrograde cholangiopancreatography]) and low experienced endoscopists (< 200 ERCPs).

Double-blind, randomized, multi-center, placebo-controlled, comparative, phase III trial. The study will be conducted with two treatment groups in the form of a parallel group comparison and will serve to compare oral treatment with either 1500 mg/d norursodeoxycholic acid capsules or placebo capsules for the treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.