Liver scan may predict deadly failure after big operations
NCT ID NCT02753517
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special liver scan (hepatobiliary scintigraphy) can predict liver failure in 326 patients undergoing major liver surgery. The scan measures how well the remaining liver works, which may be more useful than just measuring its size. If accurate, it could help doctors identify high-risk patients and improve surgical planning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (imaging scan)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this scan could help surgeons better predict which patients are at risk of liver failure after major liver surgery, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The scan's accuracy may be limited, and results may not apply to all patients or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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326 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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.
- 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: * Noncirrhotic liver * Benign or malignant liver tumor * Anatomic hepatic resection ≥ 4 segments * Aged ≥18 * ASA Score ≤3 * Signed informed consent * Presence of contraception in non-menopausal women Exclusion Criteria: * Cirrhosis * Absence of preoperative biliary drainage in case of preoperative jaundice * Patient refusal * Absence of affiliation to Social Security * Body weight above 230kg * Known allergy to Hida derivatives
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HPHôpital Beaujon,
Paris, France
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CHRU, Hôpital Claude Huriez
Lille, France
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CHU
Bordeaux, France
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CHU
Grenoble, France
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CHU
Marseille, France
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CHU
Rouen, France
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CHU
Toulouse, France
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Centre Leon Berard - Lyon 08
Lyon, 69008, France
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Chru Nancy - Hopitaux de Brabois
Nancy, France
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Hopital Croix-Rousse - Hcl - Lyon 04
Lyon, 69008, France
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Hopital Estaing - Chu63 - Clermont Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Hôpital Nord, CHU
Amiens, France
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