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Can we safely skip a Pre-Transplant bile duct scan? a trial tests the limits of simpler donor checks

NCT ID NCT07715500

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial studies whether omitting a routine magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) scan in healthy living liver donors affects the rate of bile duct complications in transplant recipients. About 100 donors aged 18–55 will be randomly assigned to receive or skip the MRCP before surgery. The goal is to see if the scan is truly necessary for safe surgical planning or if intraoperative assessment alone is sufficient.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) scan
What this could lead to
If skipping routine MRCP before liver donation proves safe, it could simplify donor evaluation and reduce healthcare costs without harming transplant outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is a single-center trial with 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The study is designed to test non-inferiority, not superiority, and missing a subtle bile duct variation could still increase recipient complications.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cirrhosis of liver Fibrosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS DONOR HEPATECTOMY LIVER TRANSPLANT; COMPLICATIONS

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • ILBS

    RECRUITING

    New Delhi, 110070, India

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