Liver stiffness measurement of before and after biliary drainage for patient with obstructive jaundice-A prospective cohort study

Liver stiffness measurement of before and after biliary drainage for patient with obstructive jaundice-A prospective cohort study - Liver stiffness measurement for patient of obstructive jaundice

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000012843

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-14

Start date

2013-12-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Obstructive jaundice

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who had obstructive jaundice (T-Bil is over 2mg/dL) and scheduled for biliary drainage.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who had diffuse liver disease by imaging test. 2) Patients who had acute cholangitis. 3) Impossible case of the measurement by abdominal ultrasound. 4) Patients who have a contraindication to endoscopic examination. 5) Pregnant women or women whom have possibility of pregnancy. 6) Patients who was judged inappropriate by chief (responsive) medical examiner.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes of Liver elasticity measurement (LEM) and Virtual Touch Tissue Quantification (VTTQ) associated with biliary drainage.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi Kawakami

Hokkaido University Hospital Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

hiropon@med.hokudai.ac.jp011-716-1161

Outcome results