500,000-Patient study aims to unlock secrets of chronic liver disease
NCT ID NCT05744713
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study will follow up to 500,000 adults with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis to understand how the disease progresses and how treatments are used in everyday practice. Researchers will collect data from medical records and patient reports to improve care and outcomes. No new treatments are being tested; instead, the goal is to gather real-world evidence to guide future care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide valuable insights into how chronic liver disease progresses and how current treatments work in real-world settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test new therapies. Results may take years and might not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2037
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study will include adults who are being managed for chronic liver disease or cirrhosis of any etiology.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Disease Cohort •Adult\* patients at the time of enrollment with a diagnosis of CLD/cirrhosis by ICD-10 code in the EHR interface Engaged Cohort * Adult\* patients diagnosed and managed for CLD/cirrhosis invited to participate * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Disease Cohort * Death * Manual removal (sponsor or site request) * No EHR interface encounter \> 3 years. Engaged Cohort * Patient expressed desire to withdraw consent to complete PROs * Failure to complete PROs within 24 weeks of initial invitation * Greater than 24 months lapse of survey completion after baseline surveys completed * Additionally, the criteria detailed for Disease Cohort apply to the Engaged Cohort.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Center for Liver Disease and Transplant
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77021, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center/ New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Georgetown Medstar Transplant Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Stanford Medicine
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
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Temple University - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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