Efficacy of the shear wave elastography in the pancreas with liver cirrhosis patients

Efficacy of the shear wave elastography in the pancreas with liver cirrhosis patients - Stiffness of pancreas in liver cirrhosis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000020074

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-12-05

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

liver cirrhosis

Interventions

Shear wave elastography glucagon stimulation test oral glucose tolerance test

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with liver cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis who will be performed an examination of angiography.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Laboratory increases in pancreatic enzymes. Morphologic changes in pancreas. Past treatment history related to portal hypertension. Diabetes. Alcohol consumer. Administered beta-blockers. Clinical condition that could have caused portal hypertension. Poor pancreatic study with ultrasound.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A correlation of the drainage time from pancreas and the stiffness of the pancreas	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
A correlation of the drainage time from pancreas and the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG); and the endocrine function. A correlation of the stiffness (liver, spleen, pancreas) and the HVPG; and the endocrine function; and the parameter of portal hypertension (splenic volume, ascites, varices).	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTaira Kuroda

Ehime University Hospital Gastroenterology and Metabology

taira@m.ehime-u.ac.jp81-89-960-5308

Outcome results

None listed

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