Biliary strictures after orthotopic liver transplantation caused by microthrombi in the donorliver during procurement
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Recipient inclusion criteria - All patients who are eligible for liver transplantation Donor inclusion criteria - Donors from donation after cardiac death (DCD) Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 152 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 42
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients eligible for liver transplantation younger than <18 Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Prevention of biliary strictures after liver transplantation;Secondary Objective: • Graft survival • Patient survival • Number of graft failures due to biliary strictures ;Primary end point(s): The incidence (number) of biliary strictures after liver transplantation;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1) On indication due to clinical symptoms 2) Evaluation using MRI of the biliary tree 1 year after liver transplantation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): 1) Graft survival 2) Patient survival 3) Number of graft failures due to biliary strictures 4) Number of ERCPs, PTCs and surgical interventions performed to treat NAS in the first year 5) Number of hospitalizations and time of hospitalization 6) Number of admission days to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 7) Number of episodes of cholangitis 8) Adverse events (AE) and serious adverse events (SAE) 9) Ischemia times and relation to NAS 10)Transaminase peaks (ALAT/ASAT, bilirubin) 11)Peri-operative blood loss 12)Clotting, fibinolysis and remnants of t-PA in the recipients plasma 13)Primary non-function 14)Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) 15)Retransplantations due to biliary strictures 16)1-week liver biopsy for evaluation of ischemia/reperfusion damage ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1) On indication (retransplantation) 2) On indication 3) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 4) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 5) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 6) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 7) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 8) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 9) pre-operatively 10) 1week post transplantation 11) per-operatively 12) per-operatively 13) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 14) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 15) On indication (clinical symptoms) within 1 year 16) 1 week post-transplantation | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Fonds Nuts Ohra