Muscle quality on MRI may foretell liver transplant success
NCT ID NCT05477277
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether a new MRI-based muscle assessment score (MAsS) can predict adverse outcomes in people with end-stage liver disease who are candidates for a liver transplant. Researchers will measure muscle fat and volume from standard MRI scans and track hospital stays, ICU days, and survival after transplant. The goal is to see if muscle composition offers a simple way to identify higher-risk patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MRI-based Muscle Assessment Score (MAsS) added to standard MRI scans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which liver transplant candidates face higher risks, potentially improving care and outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so findings may not be definitive. The muscle score's predictive value is unproven and may not change clinical practice.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. All patients with end-stage liver disease undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation 2. Patient clinically indicated for MRI during transplant candidacy evaluation 3. Adult Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Contra indication to MRI
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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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Mayo Clinic Arizona
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85259, United States
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