The evaluation of the usefulness of the liver stiffness measurement by elastography in the childhood liver disease

The evaluation of the usefulness of the liver stiffness measurement by elastography in the childhood liver disease - The evaluation of the usefulness of the liver stiffness measurement by elastography in the childhood liver disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005954

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-07-09

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

biliary atresia post-liver transplantation other liver disease healthy child

Interventions

ultrasound examination

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) The patients who undergo percutaneous liver biopsy because of chronic liver disease in our department. 2) The patients who undergo laparotomy liver biopsy because of some kind of disease. 3) The patients who undergo whole liver resection for liver transplantation. 4) The children who undergo the operation of the inguinal hernia and the similar disease in our hospital without underlying disease. 5) Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patients who was not obtained written informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Liver stiffness measurement by ARFI elastography (Vs)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomita Hirofumi

Keio University School of Medicine Department of Pediatric Surgery

htomita@a3.keio.jp

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026