Liver surgery showdown: 15 vs 45 minutes of clamping – which is safer?
NCT ID NCT07237204
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different lengths of time for stopping blood flow to the liver during surgery for liver cancer. 600 adults will be randomly assigned to either a 15-minute or 45-minute pause in blood flow. The goal is to see if the longer pause is just as safe and does not increase the risk of liver failure 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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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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: * Diagnosis of a primary or secondary malignant liver tumor. * Age \> 18 years. * Patient deemed eligible for liver resection. * WHO performance status ≤ 2. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Liver cirrhosis. * Liver dysfunction classified as Child-Pugh class B or C. * Repeat hepatectomy. * Prior ablation or chemoembolization of hepatic lesions. * Prior portal vein branch embolization. * Planned or performed ALPPS procedure. * Concomitant resection of any organ other than the gallbladder during the same operation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw
Warsaw, 02-091, Poland
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