Light-Based liver monitor could replace needle tests
NCT ID NCT01891188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a noninvasive monitor that uses light to measure oxygen levels in the liver of children with heart conditions. Researchers wanted to see if this method could replace the usual needle-based blood draw. The study included 100 children undergoing heart catheterization. If successful, this monitor could help doctors check liver health more easily and safely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2013
- Finished
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Jul 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
All pediatric patients (0-18yrs) undergoing cardiac catheterization by the participating interventional cardiologist at Phoenix Children's Hospital will be recruited for this investigation
- Ages
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1 day to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * All pediatric patients (0-18yrs) undergoing cardiac catheterization by the participating interventional cardiologist at Phoenix Children's Hospital will be recruited for this investigation Exclusion Criteria: * emergency catheterizations, * procedures in hemodynamically unstable patients, * patients with repeat catheterizations that have already enrolled in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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