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Filter by:Critically-ill patients with liver disease are at high risk of developing sarcopenia and intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness, which are associated with mortality and other poor outcomes. Early physical rehabilitation has shown benefit in ICU settings, but has not been studied in ICU patients with acute and chronic liver failure. Cycle ergometry, or stationary cycling in passive and active modes, may be especially beneficial to such patients due to their high prevalence of severe physical deconditioning and variable mentation. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility, safety, and benefit of cycle ergometry over standard physical and occupational therapy (PT/OT) in critically-ill patients who have acute or chronic liver disease.
This is an interventional, single arm, multicenter, phase I/IIa clinical trial. The study objective is to investigate the efficacy and safety of three i.v. doses of the investigational medicinal product (IMP) allo-APZ2-ACLF for the treatment of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). The allogeneic IMP allo-APZ2-ACLF contains skin-derived ABCB5-positive mesenchymal stem cells isolated from skin tissue of healthy donors and stored in a donor cell bank.
This is an open-label, single-dose, Phase 1 study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of intravenous (IV) MK-3866 in participants with moderate and severe hepatic impairment (HI) compared to that of matched healthy participants. The primary purpose of this study is to understand the effect of HI on the plasma PK of MK-3866 in order to guide dosing recommendations for participants with HI. This study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of MK-3866 in participants with moderate and severe HI.
Auricular neurostimulation is a potential novel and non-invasive method of pain control following liver transplantation in a growing patient population with the probability of significant impact on economics and morbidity. The investigators propose a pilot study to investigate the effects of auricular neurostimulation in patients receiving a liver transplantation. The investigator will investigate the effects of auricular neurostimulation with this novel device and compare it to the current standard of care for pain management following liver transplantation.
Double-blind placebo randomized controlled trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of allogenic bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells in cirrhotic patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
All consecutive ACLF (Acute on Chronic Liver failure) patients presenting to the institute of liver and biliary sciences, irrespective of the etiology , who have survived the acute phase (i.e. 90 days of onset of the acute on chronic liver failure) and who are willing to participate in the study would be enrolled. After performing baseline biochemical tests, patients will undergo transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB), HVPG (Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient), Circulating CD34 cells, Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy (Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination will be done).
The purpose of this study is to 1) determine the feasibility of using Cardiox Liver Function Assessment System (LFA) to measure indocyanine green (ICG) clearance; 2) determine an adequate dose based on LFA technology and 3) determine an adequate time period for LFA determination.
The researchers will recruit patients with liver disease at Parkland Hospital. Patients will fast overnight, and the next morning will receive an oral mixture of [U-13C3]glycerol (25 mg/kg) plus unlabeled glycerol (25 mg/kg). The total dose of glycerol will be 50 mg/kg in 100 milliliters of water. The taste is slightly sweet. Blood will be drawn at 60 min and 120 min after the ingestion. Blood glucose will be isolated and analyzed by NMR. The presence of [5,6-13C2]- and [4,5-13C2]glucose indicates preserved mitochondrial function. The researchers anticipate that patients with severe liver disease will show a decrease in mitochondrial function and will inform biosynthetic function of liver mitochondria. After the first 6 successful exams (see power analysis, below), healthy volunteers (age-, gender-, and race-matched) will be studied at the AIRC and subject to the same protocol.
The aim of the investigators work is to describe the agreement between NIRS and ecodoppler, as monitoring systems of liver and kidney graft's perfusion in the immediate postoperative period in pediatric patients.
The study will evaluate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety and preliminary efficacy of IDN-6556 in subjects with cirrhosis of the liver who are hospitalized for more than 24 hours due to acute deterioration of liver function.