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Hemodynamic Enhancement in Extracorporeal Liver Support System

Hemodynamic Enhancement in Extracorporeal Liver Support System (HELPS study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500111527
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-01
Start date
2025-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Severe liver disease

Interventions

Control group:Conventional regional citrate anticoagulation
Intervention group:Conventional regional citrate anticoagulation combine with low dose low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation

Sponsors

West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.A history of chronic liver disease, total bilirubin >= 12 mg/dL (205 µmol/L), and no limit on the international normalized ratio (INR) of prothrombin time; 2.Intended to undergo artificial liver treatment with citrate anticoagulation, with the treatment mode being sequential plasma exchange combined with double plasma molecular adsorption system (DPMAS + PE), and the total treatment duration is 4 hours; 3.Age ranging from 18 to 75 years old, with no gender restrictions; 4.Patients at medium to high risk of extracorporeal circulation failure; 5.Consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.The patient has the following conditions: a history of malignant tumor or suspected malignant tumor, plans to receive non-liver organ transplantation or has undergone any organ transplantation. 2.Contraindications for citrate anticoagulation: shock, or uncorrected hypoxemia. 3.Contraindications for heparin-like drugs: extremely high risk of bleeding (active bleeding), history of allergy to heparin-like drugs, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Extracorporeal circulation failure;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical routine monitoring items such as electrolyte and blood gas analysis;Anti-Xa;Clinical routine monitoring items such as blood routine, blood biochemistry, and coagulation.;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYuanji Ma

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

maxe.doc@163.com+86 28 8542 4838

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026