Pre-Surgery carb drink may speed liver transplant recovery
NCT ID NCT07519057
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if drinking a carbohydrate beverage before liver transplant surgery helps patients recover more quickly and spend fewer days in the hospital. About 434 adults receiving a liver transplant will be randomly assigned to drink either the carbohydrate drink or a placebo. Researchers will track how long patients stay in the hospital and how soon their digestive system works normally after surgery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 434 people
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- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥ 18 years * elective liver transplantation at the Department of General, Transplant, and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw * grafts from brain-dead donors * MELD score \<35 Exclusion Criteria: * acute liver failure * insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus * gastroparesis * mechanical bowel obstruction * liver retransplantation within less than 6 months of the primary transplant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of General, Transplant, and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-097, Poland
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