Can a daily pill help kids with rare liver disease avoid transplant?
NCT ID NCT06850038
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study follows 30 people with Alagille syndrome who are taking odevixibat (Bylvay) in their daily lives. The goal is to see if the drug helps them avoid serious surgeries like liver transplant or bile duct repair over the long term. Researchers will also track weight, height, and safety. Because it's an observational registry, it reflects real-world use but cannot prove the drug causes the outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- odevixibat (Bylvay)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could show that odevixibat helps children with Alagille syndrome avoid or delay the need for liver transplant or bile duct surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational registry (30 people) with no placebo group, so results may not prove the drug works better than no treatment. It also only follows people already taking the drug, which can bias outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 diagnosed with ALGS who start treatment with odevixibat (Bylvay) will be enrolled into the registry. Patients who started odevixibat treatment before the implementation of the registry study may also be enrolled.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Diagnosed with ALGS. * On (or starting) active odevixibat treatment. * Signed informed consent and assent, as appropriate. Consent/assent from the participant or legal representative should be obtained, as appropriate, before any study data collection is conducted. Participants who turn 18 years of age (or legal age per country) while participating in the study will be required to provide consent for themselves. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently participating in a clinical trial with odevixibat. * Currently participating in any interventional clinical trial for ALGS. * Have any contraindication to odevixibat as per the locally approved label. * Had liver transplant before enrolment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Medical Center Of Dallas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork - Presbyterian (MS-CHONY)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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NYU Langone - NYU Grossman School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Primary Children's Hospital (PCH) - Intermountain Healthcare/University of Utah
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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Proactive El Paso,LLC
RECRUITINGEl Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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The Children's Mercy Hospital
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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