Tiny study reveals how liver cirrhosis alters drug breakdown

NCT ID NCT05741385

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This completed study looked at how people with and without liver cirrhosis process five common medicines: caffeine, warfarin, omeprazole, metoprolol, and midazolam. Only 4 participants took part, including healthy volunteers and those with mild or moderate cirrhosis. Researchers took frequent blood samples to measure drug levels, aiming to understand how liver damage affects drug metabolism. The results may guide future drug development for people with liver disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

caffeine, warfarin, omeprazole, metoprolol, and midazolam

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help researchers design better dosing guidelines for new medicines in people with liver cirrhosis.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early-stage profiling study with only 4 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and the medicines tested are already approved, so no new treatment is being developed.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cirrhosis of liver

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH

    Mannheim, 68167, Germany