Massive study aims to predict deadly clots in liver patients
NCT ID NCT07422701
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow about 2,500 adults with liver cirrhosis to learn who gets dangerous blood clots in the liver's main vein, how these clots affect survival, and whether blood-thinner medications are safe and helpful. Participants receive no experimental treatment—just routine care and checkups over two years. The goal is to give doctors better tools to predict and manage this complication.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,522 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
Consecutive adult patients with compensated or decompensated liver cirrhosis who are admitted to, or followed at, seven tertiary hospitals in China (Peking University First Hospital plus six regional centers). Both patients with imaging-confirmed portal vein thrombosis and those without PVT at baseline are eligible. The anticipated enrollment is 2 522 participants of either sex and all cirrhosis etiologies.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Clinically or histologically confirmed liver cirrhosis (any etiology) * Contrast-enhanced abdominal ultrasound, CT, or MRI performed within 3 months before enrollment to document presence or absence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) * Complete baseline clinical, laboratory, and imaging data available * Complete baseline clinical, laboratory, and imaging data available * Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with 24-month follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant malignant tumor, including hepatocellular carcinoma * Previous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), splenectomy, or liver transplantation * Major surgery or severe trauma within 6 months prior to enrollment * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Known hereditary thrombophilia or active systemic inflammatory disease * Inability or unwillingness to participate in scheduled follow-up (e.g., cognitive impairment, residence far from study sites)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 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
Locations
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Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Hengshui No. 3 People's Hospital
Hengshui, Hebei, China
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Qingdao No.6 People's Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Qinhuangdao No. 3 People's Hospital
Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
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Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Wuxi No.5 People's Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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