4,000-Patient study aims to unlock mysteries of rare liver disease
NCT ID NCT07149675
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 4,000 people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease, across multiple hospitals in China. Researchers will track survival, need for liver transplant, and common symptoms like fatigue and itching. The goal is to better understand how the disease progresses and how well current treatments work in a real-world setting.
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 better predict outcomes and tailor treatments for people with primary biliary cholangitis in China.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test new drugs or directly improve health. Results may not apply outside China.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
PBC patients from ten centers across multiple provinces and cities nationwide of China.
- 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: * Diagnosis consistent with PBC. * Willingness to participate, with informed consent obtained from the patient or legal representative (if the patient is deceased or cognitively impaired), and ability to adhere to follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Co-existing chronic hepatitis B or C, drug-induced liver injury, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, or hereditary/metabolic liver diseases. * Co-existingMalignancy or severe cardiac, pulmonary, renal, cerebral, or hematologic disorders expected to substantially shorten life expectancy. * Incomplete baseline medical records or laboratory data.
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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
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The places running it
1 site. 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
Locations
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Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Select A State Or Province, 100069, China
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