Role of Tissue C4d in Differentiation Between Acut e Rejection and HCV Recurrence After Liver Transplantation

NCT ID: NCT02209675

Last Updated: 2014-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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Assessment of the role of tissue C4d complement fragments in liver biopsy as a new marker for differentiating between acute rejection and Hepatitis C (HCV) recurrence in recipients post living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) .As each condition require different treatment

Detailed Description

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Role of tissue c4d assessment by immunohistchemistry in liver biopsy in differentiation between recurrent hepatitis c and rejection after liver transplantation.pathological examination may be sometimes confusing between the rejection and recurrent hepatitis C

Conditions

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Liver Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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patients with elevated liver enzymes

Patients with elevated liver enzymes and/or hyperbilirubinemia post transplantation for hepatitis C virus related disease will have liver biopsy

Group Type OTHER

liver biopsy

Intervention Type OTHER

C4d assessment by immunohistchemistry in liver biopsy

Interventions

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liver biopsy

C4d assessment by immunohistchemistry in liver biopsy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients transplanted for HCV related disease that are presented with elevated liver enzyme and/or hyperbilirubinemia and normal Abdominal Doppler ultrasound and Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRCP).

Exclusion Criteria

* Evidence of other causes of elevated liver enzyme and/or hyperbilirubinemia as abnormal Abdominal Doppler ultrasound and/or Magnetic resonance cholangiography MRCP findings.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Iman Fawzy Montasser

Lecturer of tropical medicine , Ain Shams university

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ain Shams center for organ transplant (ASCOT)

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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tissue C4d

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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