Massive hospital data dive aims to uncover liver Disease's hidden links
NCT ID NCT04525833
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at medical records from 15,000 people to see how chronic liver diseases (like hepatitis, fatty liver, and cirrhosis) are linked to other health problems. Researchers will track new cases of liver cancer and complications over time. The goal is to better understand disease progression and improve 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 research could reveal patterns that help doctors better predict and manage liver disease complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using existing records, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by data quality or missing information.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Data collected from the Hospital Database of Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Individuals who visited the gastroenterology clinics of the Tzu Chi Hospitals, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 or older than 99 years
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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
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Ching-Sheng Hsu
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, 23142, Taiwan
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