1,000 patients to help unlock secrets of liver surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT07556835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 1,000 adults who have liver or bile duct surgery at one hospital in Italy. Researchers will track complications, survival, and cancer recurrence for up to 5 years. The goal is to better understand what affects recovery and long-term health after these operations.
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 help doctors better predict surgical risks and long-term outcomes for patients with liver or bile duct diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a test of a new treatment. It only collects existing data, so it cannot prove what causes better or worse outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing liver and/or biliary resection for benign or malignant hepatobiliary diseases at San Jacopo Hospital, Pistoia, a high-volume hepatobiliary center. The study includes both a retrospective cohort (2015-2025) and a prospective cohort (2026-2031).
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients undergoing liver resection and/or biliary resection at San Jacopo Hospital, Pistoia * Diagnosis of benign or malignant hepatobiliary disease * Availability of clinical, surgical, and follow-up data * For the prospective cohort, provision of written informed consent when required according to local regulations Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnancy * No liver or biliary resection performed * Biopsy only without resection * Refusal or unavailability of consent for the prospective cohort when consent is required
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Jacopo Hospital
Pistoia, Tuscany, 51100, Italy
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