Quick pause before liver surgery may shield organ from damage
NCT ID NCT00908245
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a technique called ischemic preconditioning (IPC) in 81 adults having major liver surgery. Before the main operation, surgeons briefly stopped blood flow to the liver to see if it would reduce liver injury. The goal was to lower liver enzyme levels after surgery, which indicate less damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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81 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2003
- Finished
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Dec 2008
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients' age ≥ 18 years old, * liver resection of 3 segments (as described by Couinaud) or more, * posterior lesionectomy (segment VI and VII), * liver resection only or associated with a primary digestive or biliary tumor. * Portal vein embolisation allowed Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cirrhosis, * synchronous radiofrequency or cryotherapy ablation, * undergoing segmentectomy, * left lateral lesionectomy or laparoscopic liver resection, * pregnant women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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