Timing matters: study seeks best moment to check liver health in short bowel patients
NCT ID NCT07206004
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how receiving parenteral nutrition (IV feeding) changes the results of a liver stiffness test called FibroScan in people with short bowel syndrome. Researchers will measure liver stiffness before, during, and after the infusion in 20 stable adult patients. The goal is to find the optimal time for liver assessment to get accurate results.
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 know the best time to measure liver health in patients receiving parenteral nutrition, leading to more accurate monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 20 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it will not directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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
Patients with short bowel syndrome receiving regular PS
- 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: * Adult patients (≥18 years) with short bowel syndrome with capacity to give consent * Patients receiving regular PS (≥4 days/week and ≥10 liters/week) * Stable clinical condition Exclusion Criteria: * Known liver cirrhosis * Active infection, severe dehydration, or electrolyte disturbances * Pregnancy * Receiving IV fluids or medications on study day * Tapered infusion rate prior to disconnection
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Digestive Diseases, Transplantation and General Surgery, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Capital Region, 2100, Denmark
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