Causes of Disqualification of Egyptian Potential Living Liver Donors

NCT ID: NCT01809249

Last Updated: 2013-03-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 192 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-06-30

Brief Summary

Due to absence of Deceased-donors in Egypt, Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as an option to the traditional deceased-donor transplantation procedure. But there is an essential risk related to liver resection for healthy donors.

Detailed Description

The aim of this work is to identify and analyze the causes of disqualification of potential Egyptian living liver-donors in a University based liver transplant program

Conditions

Donors Safety

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All potential living liver donors in the period from June 2010 to June 2012

1. Age between 18 and 50 years

2. Relationship within 3rd degree of consanguinity with recipient or spouse.

3. The donor-recipient pair must be blood group compatible.

4. An informed consent should be obtained.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with nknown mrsdical or surgical history that interfere with donation

• Underlying medical condition (diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, etc.).
• ABO incompatibility

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Iman Fawzy Montasser

Lecturer of Tropical Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ain Shams Center For Organ Transplantation (ASCOT),Ain Shams university

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

Donar Safety

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id