Can a new model forecast liver failure survival?
NCT ID NCT07548190
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 2000 patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure caused by hepatitis B. Researchers will collect blood samples and medical data to build a model that predicts survival and complications at different time points. The goal is to give doctors a better way to estimate prognosis, but no new treatment is being tested.
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 could lead to a tool that helps doctors predict how liver failure patients will do, guiding treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The model may not be accurate for all patients or in other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- 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
Hospitalized patients diagnosed with Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) .
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- 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: •Clinical diagnosis of Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years * extrahepatic organ failure unrelated to ACLF * active malignancy * co-infection with other hepatitis viruses or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * prior liver transplantation * use of immunosuppressants within 6 months before enrollment * unclear history of antiviral therapy
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China
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