Plain-English translation of NCT04477967 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This trial is building a research collection—called a biobank—by gathering tissue and blood samples from children with advanced liver disease who undergo liver transplant surgery at the hospital. The goal is to create a resource that researchers can use to study pediatric liver disease and develop better treatments for children in the future.
Children with advanced liver disease have limited treatment options, and we need better ways to understand what causes these conditions and how to treat them. By collecting and storing samples from patients receiving transplants, researchers will have the material they need to study the disease and find new approaches to help sick children.
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If you join this study, the hospital will collect small tissue and blood samples during or after your liver transplant surgery—samples that would otherwise be discarded. You will continue your regular follow-up visits at the hospital, where doctors will monitor your health after the transplant. Your samples will be stored safely and may be used by researchers to study liver disease for years to come.
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China
Enrollment target
~500 participants
Started
October 2018
Primary completion
January 2021
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
1 Month – 18 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in July 2020.
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Central contact
Xiang Zheng
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
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