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Pediatric Liver Database

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00677625
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 14, 2008
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2017
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Grzegorz Telega, Medical College of Wisconsin

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to collect data to examine and characterize the clinical outcomes of pediatric patients diagnosed with any liver disease at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

Condition or disease
Liver Disease Liver Transplant

Detailed Description:
In this study, medical information which is routinely obtained on children with any liver diseases, or children who have had a liver transplant will be entered into a database. No extra tests are done for participating in this study, and no extra visits to the doctor are required. The clinical data collected is then entered into a database and followed longitudinally. The information obtained from this study will help researchers learn more about pediatric liver disease, therefore providing better routine clinical treatment.

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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 401 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Pediatric Liver Disease and Liver Transplant Database
Study Start Date : June 2003
Actual Primary Completion Date : September 15, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : September 15, 2016

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Group/Cohort
Liver Disease (LD)
These child subjects have some form of liver disease (including those who need a liver transplant) or have already had a liver transplant.




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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 18 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
All child subjects will be recruited from the Hepatology Clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Under 18 years of age
  • newly diagnosed with a liver disease, currently listed for liver transplant, or who are being considered for liver transplantation and evaluated
  • receive a liver transplant prior to their eighteenth birthday

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients decline participation.
  • Patients have no liver diseases.

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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00677625


Locations
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United States, Wisconsin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical College of Wisconsin
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Grzegorz Telega, MD Medical College of Wisconsin
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Responsible Party: Grzegorz Telega, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00677625    
Other Study ID Numbers: CHW 03/64 HRRC 188-03
First Posted: May 14, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 17, 2017
Last Verified: November 2017
Keywords provided by Grzegorz Telega, Medical College of Wisconsin:
Liver
Transplant
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases