Could a Lab-Made protein replace donor albumin for liver patients?

NCT ID NCT05858853

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a lab-made version of a blood protein (recombinant human serum albumin) works as well as the standard human-derived version for people with liver cirrhosis and fluid buildup in the belly (ascites). 92 adults took part in a double-blind, randomized trial. The main goal was to see if the lab-made protein raises blood albumin levels just as effectively, which could offer a safer, more reliable supply.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China

  • Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China

  • Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China

  • Central Hospital of Hengyang

    Hengyang, Hunan, 421000, China

  • Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University (Department of Hepatology)

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

  • Linfen Central Hospital

    Linfen, Shanxi, 041000, China

  • Meihekou Central Hospital

    Tonghua, Jilin, 135099, China

  • People's Hospital of Zhengzhou

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China

  • Pingxiang No.2 People's Hospital

    Pingxiang, Jiangxi, 337000, China

  • Pingxiang People's Hospital

    Pingxiang, Jiangxi, 337000, China

  • Shandong Public Health Clinical Center

    Jinan, Shandong, 250000, China

  • Shenzhen Protgen Co., Ltd.

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China

  • Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University

    Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University

    Chenzhou, Hunan, 423000, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China (Department of Infectious Diseases)

    Hengyang, Hunan, 421000, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China(Department of Gastroenterology)

    Hengyang, Hunan, 421000, China

  • The First Hospital of Changsha

    Changsha, Hunan, 410005, China

  • The First People's Hospital of Changde City (Department of Infectious Diseases)

    Changde, Hunan, 415000, China

  • The First People's Hospital of Changde City(Department of Gastroenterology)

    Changde, Hunan, 415000, China

  • The Ninth Hospital of Nanchang

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, China

  • The Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China

  • Xinyang Central Hospital

    Xinyang, Henan, 464000, China

  • Yiyang Central Hospital

    Yiyang, Hunan, 413000, China

  • Yueyang Central Hospital

    Yueyang, Hunan, 414000, China

  • Zhuzhou Central Hospital

    Zhuzhou, Hunan, 412000, China

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