Active clinical trials for "Liver Diseases"

A Phase 2 study with 4 treatment groups of two differing doses and matched placebos designed to evaluate the safety (including hepatic safety), tolerability and pharmacodynamic effects of two dose levels of MEDI0382 in obese subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The subjects will have biopsy-confirmed NAFLD/NASH with liver fibrosis stage F1, F2 or F3. Approximately 72 subjects will be randomized

The main objective of this trial is to assess the effect of mild and moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh classification A and B) on the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of BI 690517 in comparison with a control group with normal hepatic function.

The primary objective of this study will be to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of avacopan and its metabolite CCX168-M1 after a single oral dose of 30 mg avacopan in participants with mild or moderate hepatic impairment compared to matched healthy controls.

To document the clinical utility of diagnostic and/or therapeutic intraoperative endoscopy using a thin, single-use, flexible cholangiopancreatoscope To identify specific surgical procedures in which intraoperative use of a thin, single use, flexible cholangiopancreatoscope suggests clinically meaningful benefit and generate a hypothesis for possible subsequent claims-supportive study

LIVEROBOT is a collaboration of high-volume liver surgical centers in Europe (≥60 liver resections per year), supported by the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Education Committee (E-AHPBA), and the European Registry of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (E-MILS) aiming to support the step-up implementation and safety of advanced surgical expertise of robotic liver surgery (RLS) on a European basis. The LIVEROBOT training program aims to promote the safe implementation of RLS throughout Europe. The data from all patients operated on during a surgeons' participation in the training program will be prospectively gathered allowing for learning curve and outcome analyses.

The primary aim is to assess the efficacy of two different Vitamin D regimes in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children with chronic liver disease. The secondary aim is to evaluate the effect of vitamin D on liver fibrosis utilizing fibroscan..

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 causes high morbidity and mortality worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is currently the most effective means of reducing morbidity, severe illness and mortality risk. This study aimed to establish a metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) cohort of sequential booster SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, and to identify the dynamic changes of immune response induced by sequential booster SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in MAFLD population. To investigate the effects of blood routine, liver function biochemistry and coagulation function at 28 days, 57 days and 180 days after inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

TARGET-Liver Disease (TARGET-LD) is an observational research study to conduct a comprehensive review of outcomes for patients with chronic liver disease (CLD).

Obesity is closely associated with an increased risk of cardiomyopathy because of the high metabolic activity of excessive fat while effective treatment of obesity-related cardiomyopathy is currently unsolved. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) are a class of diabetic medications. Besides improving glucose control, SGLT2-i has been shown to be able to reduce the bodyweight as well as the mortality and hospitalization rates for heart failure and cardiovascular disease in the type 2 diabetes patients. It has been proposed that the heart protection by SGLT2-i might be caused by modulating the production of adipokine and cytokine. The investigators will enrolled 40 patients (diabetes mellitus with BMI>27 Kg/m2) from obesity weight-reduction clinics: 1) 20 patients treated with SGLT2-i (CANA) and regular weight-reduction plan; 2) 20 patients with regular weight reduction plan, without CANA, for 4 weeks. The investigators will compare the variation of Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) related proteins and RNA between these 2 groups of subjects. The investigators will arrange cardiac ultrasound, hepatic MRI and fibroscan, body composition dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to evaluate the possible mechanisms underlying the liver and heart modification process, as a scientific basis for precision medicine in the future. Conclusions: SGLT2-i treatment may increase the concentration of FGF21, either in the liver or heart, thus to protect the high-fat diet induced obesity associated heart dysfunction by activating FGF21 downstream protein expression.

The goal of this study is to assess the physician and patient experience of radio frequency (RF) track cautery in patients undergoing needle biopsy of the liver, kidney, or spleen who have one or more risk factors for biopsy-related bleeding. RF track cautery involves inserting a bipolar electrode through the same introducer needle used for the biopsy, and heating the tissues along the path of the biopsy needle to prevent bleeding. This study primarily aims to assess the operator and patient experience during the use of track cautery. Secondary aims are to assess the technical success rate and procedure adverse events. Participants who enroll in the study will undergo track cautery as part of their clinically indicated liver, kidney, or spleen biopsy. After the procedure, they will fill out a brief survey asking about their experience during the procedure. Physician operators who perform track cautery as part of the study will also fill out a survey after each procedure asking about their experience using this technique.