Evaluating Ultrasound, Elastometry, Minilaparoscopy and Histology for the Diagnosis of Compensated Liver Cirrhosis.

Cirrhosis Clinical Trial

Official title: Prospective Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Value of B-mode Ultrasound, Elastometry and Minilaparoscopic Guided Liver Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Compensated Liver Cirrhosis.

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Prospective study to evaluate the dignostic value of b-mode ultrasound, elastometry and mini-laparoscopic guided liver biopsy for the diagnosis of compensated liver cirrhosis.

Clinical Trial Description

Up to now the gold standard for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is to perform liver biopsy. This invasive methode is not undisputed. Therefore there is constant effort to improve, develop and apply better diagnostic tools. This study is designed to evaluate the in our eyes now a days most promising examinations: (1) high frequency ultrasound, (2) elastometry and (3) minilaparoscopy. Patients for whom the clinical decision to perform mini laparoscopic guided liver biopsy was taken should be recruited. Successive at three time points the examiner has to decide for or against cirrhosis: (1) after conventional and high frequency ultrasound (2) after elastometry and (3) after laparoscopy. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cirrhosis
• Liver Cirrhosis

• NCT number: NCT01807013
• Study type: Observational
• Source: University Hospital Erlangen
• Contact: Deike Strobel, Prof. Dr.
• Phone: 09131 - 8535261
• Email: deike.strobel@uk-erlangen.de
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2011
• Completion date: August 2016