Found 39 Liver Disorders trials
A listing of Liver Disorders medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
The target population are patients at Penn Medicine undergoing elective bariatric surgery; and are additionally participating in POW-R study ( Protocol #843280) Patients will be recruited to undergo liver wedge and visceral adipose tissue biopsy and provide blood samples. Liver samples will be processed for RNA, metabolomics, and biochemical and …
This study is designed to evaluate the effects of Albutein 20% infusion on long-term survival (1-year transplant-free) in liver cirrhosis compared to the Standard Medical Treatment (SMT).
The main purpose of this research study is to find out whether Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) preceding a standard chemotherapy treatment can improve survival in patients with cholangiocarcinoma in the liver, compared to chemotherapy alone.
Preeclampsia is a serious medical condition that can happen during pregnancy. It usually starts with increasing blood pressure and could affect liver, kidney or other organ functions. This study will to assess whether daily treatment with investigational drug pravastatin administered early in pregnancy reduces the rate of preeclampsia in high-risk …
In this study, the Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania will assess organ-specific biomarker profiles (proteins and metabolites), in order to better understand biologic processes, the interplay between the heart and extracardiac organs, and their role in human disease, with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease. The study will specifically focus …
The primary purpose of this study is to test whether the dapagliflozin (Dapa) will improve exercise duration in people with Heart Failure (HF). In HF, patients are limited in their ability to do all the things they want to do, and exercise as much as they would like, due to …
The purpose of this study is to learn how to dialysis doctors can treat dialysis patients infected with Hepatitis C themselves. Hepatitis C infection is common in hemodialysis patients. There are new medications, such as Zepatier, which can cure hepatitis C in > 95% of patients. Zepatier is particularly good …
Do you have high nighttime blood pressure? Are you healthy, but interested in having a blood pressure study? Penn Medicine is seeking study participants 18years of age and older to have their blood pressure, physical activity, mobility, heart health, and social behavior monitored over 24 hours on two occasions. This …
The objective of this pivotal study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of SIRT using SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres as first-line treatment for local control of HCC (Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage A, BCLC stage B1 and BCLC stage B2).
