An exploratory study on the relation between the detection of chest/abdominal wall vein and liver reserve or esophageal varices using cellphone application Vein Seek.

An exploratory study on the relation between the detection of chest/abdominal wall vein and liver reserve or esophageal varices using cellphone application Vein Seek. - An exploratory study on the detection of chest/abdominal wall vein.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000035887

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-02-15

Start date

2018-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

chronic liver disease, liver cirrhosis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients, regardless of hospitalization or outpatient, who meet either of the following criteria are targeted. 1) Subjects who are clinically suspected of chronic liver disease; it is selected to investigate from which stage of liver disease chest wall / abdominal wall vein can be detected. 2) Subjects who have already been confirmed to have cirrhosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who conflict with the following will not be included in this clinical study. 1) Subjects who have skin lesions and are difficult to acquire images. 2) Subjects who the researcher judged unsuitable for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The ability of Vein Seek on detecting chest wall and abdominal wall vein of cirrhotic patients.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Correlation with hepatic reserve (Child-Pugh classification) 2) Correlation with clinical images (endoscopic examination, CT images, MRI images)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakaaki Sugihara

Tottori University Hospital Department of Gastroenterology

sugitaka@tottori-u.ac.jp0859386527

Outcome results