A Study to Predict Recompensation in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Using Spleen Stiffness and Simple Blood Tests

NCT ID: NCT07087041

Last Updated: 2025-07-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

735 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-15

Study Completion Date

2028-12-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational study is to learn if spleen stiffness and other non-invasive markers can help predict recompensation in people with decompensated cirrhosis who are receiving effective treatment for the cause of their liver disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can spleen stiffness and blood test results predict who will get better and stay better after cirrhosis becomes worse?
* What are the features of people who recover after decompensation?

Participants will:

* Be people with decompensated cirrhosis who are already getting effective treatment (such as antiviral therapy or alcohol abstinence)
* Be followed over time to check if they remain stable or have more liver problems
* Have non-invasive tests done, including spleen stiffness measurement and blood tests

Researchers will track how many participants recover and stay recovered over time, and use that information to build a tool to help predict outcomes in others with cirrhosis.

Detailed Description

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This is a prospective, observational, multicenter study designed to follow adults with decompensated cirrhosis who are receiving effective treatment for the underlying cause of their liver disease, such as antiviral therapy, alcohol abstinence, or metabolic management. The study is aiming to understand how these patients recover after treatment; Identify how often they achieve recompensation and stable recommendation; Develop a non-invasive model using spleen stiffness and other markers to predict who is more likely to improve.

Participants will be grouped based on whether they have had decompensation within the past 12 months. Researchers will regularly collect clinical data, spleen stiffness measurements, and lab tests, to develop and validate a model that predicts recompensation and stable recompensation. The study will also assess the cumulative incidence of clinical events (e.g., further decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, and death) over a two-year follow-up period. Predictive accuracy, model calibration, and discrimination will be evaluated using standard statistical methods, including competing risk models and AUROC analysis.

Conditions

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Decompensated Cirrhosis Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Portal Hypertension Recompensation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Recompensation group

≥12 months since the last decompensated event

No interventions assigned to this group

Non-recompensation group

\<12 months since the last decompensated event

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female, aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive)
* Clinically diagnosed decompensated cirrhosis
* First decompensated event occurred within 12 months of screening, or no decompensated events in the past 12 months despite a history of decompensation
* Received effective etiological treatment per guidelines:

* For HBV: Sustained antiviral suppression
* For alcohol-related liver disease: Sustained abstinence for ≥2 months
* For MAFLD-related cirrhosis: Improved liver function after lifestyle/ metabolic intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* Missing data on first decompensated event
* Prior orthotopic liver transplantation or TIPS
* Prior splenectomy, splenic embolization, or other shunt surgery
* History or current diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
* Acute variceal bleeding within the last 4 weeks or unstable condition
* Uncontrolled moderate-to-severe ascites
* Cholestatic cirrhosis; untreated chronic liver diseases; non-cirrhotic portal hypertension; vascular liver diseases (e.g., Budd-Chiari syndrome)
* Acute or chronic portal vein thrombosis
* Severe comorbidities of heart, lung, kidney, brain, hematologic, or psychiatric systems
* Other systemic malignancies (except cured cases)
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hong You

Dr

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hong You, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Locations

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Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Foshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

Foshan, Guangdong, China

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The First People's Hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China

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Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Panyu Central Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

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Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital

Guiyang, Guizhou, China

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Taihe Hospital, Shiyan

Shiyan, Hubei, China

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Hunan Provincial People's Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

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Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

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Nanjing Second Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

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Qingdao Municipal Hospital

Qingdao, Shandong, China

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Huadong Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Changzhi People's Hospital

Changzhi, Shanxi, China

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Jincheng People's Hospital

Jincheng, Shanxi, China

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Jinzhong People's Hospital

Jinzhong, Shanxi, China

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The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

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The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

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Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Bingqiong Wang, Dr

Role: CONTACT

86-010-63138665

Facility Contacts

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Bingqiong Wang, Dr

Role: primary

86-010-63138665

Jie Chen, Dr

Role: primary

13810594713

Other Identifiers

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2025-P2-244-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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