NCT01943318

Brief Summary

Liver cirrhosis represents a worldwide health problem and is a major cause of mortality. Cirrhosis is the common end for chronic alcohol abuse and hepatitis C and B virus infections. Patients who have cirrhosis have varying degrees of compensated liver function, and clinicians need to differentiate between those who have stable, compensated cirrhosis and those who have decompensated cirrhosis. It is shown various complications: portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepato-renal syndrome, etc. Thus, it is important to have this information to manage disease and determine specific therapy. However, register-based studies in have not been reported in Korea. The goal of this study is to describe the natural history of a large number of patients with liver cirrhosis prospectively followed, and to identify predictors of the occurrence of Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2013

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2013

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 22, 2013

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 16, 2013

Completed
8.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 12, 2023

Status Verified

April 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

9.3 years

First QC Date

August 22, 2013

Last Update Submit

April 11, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Liver CirrhosisHepatocellular carcinoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Liver-related outcome: Decompensated liver cirrhosis (ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encepahlopathy), occurence of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Cumulative incidence within 5 years Laboratory Tests: Albumin, Total bilirubin, prothrombin time, Platelet Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement Imaging study like Liver CT or Liver ultrasonography Endoscopy for varix evaluation

    5 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Mortality

    5 years

  • Liver-related mortality

    5 years

Study Arms (7)

Alcohol

Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Participants will undergo liver biopsy. Participants will undergo hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement.

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Liver Cirrhosis

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Liver Cirrhosis

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Autoimmune

Autoimmune Cirrhosis

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Biliary

Primary or secondary biliary cirrhosis

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Toxic

Medication related cirrhosis

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Others

Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Procedure: Liver biopsyDevice: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

Interventions

Liver biopsyPROCEDURE

Histologic evaluation

AlcoholAutoimmuneBiliaryHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusOthersToxic

Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement

AlcoholAutoimmuneBiliaryHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusOthersToxic

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Seoul National University Boramae hospital

You may qualify if:

  • Age ≥19years old Proven cirrhosis
  • No previous hepatocellular carcinoma (treated or not)
  • Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • serious associated short-term life threatening disease (except associated HIV viral infection and the liver disease itself)
  • liver focal lesion suggestive of hepatocellular carcinoma
  • patient under guardianship
  • pregnant women
  • inability to regular monitoring, for whatever reason

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

SNU-SMG Boramae Medical Center

Seoul, 156707, South Korea

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Dam Fialla A, Schaffalitzky de Muckadell OB, Touborg Lassen A. Incidence, etiology and mortality of cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jun;47(6):702-9. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2012.661759. Epub 2012 Mar 19.

    PMID: 22428859BACKGROUND
  • Reiberger T, Ferlitsch A, Payer BA, Pinter M, Homoncik M, Peck-Radosavljevic M; Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab. Non-selective beta-blockers improve the correlation of liver stiffness and portal pressure in advanced cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol. 2012 May;47(5):561-8. doi: 10.1007/s00535-011-0517-4. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

    PMID: 22170417BACKGROUND
  • Cho Y, Choi YI, Oh S, Han J, Joo SK, Lee DH, Jung YJ, Kim BG, Lee KL, Kim W. Point shear wave elastography predicts fibrosis severity and steatohepatitis in alcohol-related liver disease. Hepatol Int. 2020 Mar;14(2):270-280. doi: 10.1007/s12072-019-10009-w. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

  • Kim HY, So YH, Kim W, Ahn DW, Jung YJ, Woo H, Kim D, Kim MY, Baik SK. Non-invasive response prediction in prophylactic carvedilol therapy for cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices. J Hepatol. 2019 Mar;70(3):412-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.10.018. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

At enrollement, 20 ml of blood will be collected for freezing and storage of serum and plasma, and constitution of a DNA library

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver CirrhosisCarcinoma, Hepatocellular

Interventions

Weights and Measures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Liver DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesFibrosisPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsAdenocarcinomaCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by Site

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Won Kim, MD

    Boramae Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Target Duration
20 Years
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD, PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 22, 2013

First Posted

September 16, 2013

Study Start

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion

May 1, 2022

Study Completion

May 1, 2022

Last Updated

April 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

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