Could your own fat cells protect your new liver?
NCT ID NCT06649864
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests the safety of using a patient's own stem cells (taken from fat) to prevent bile duct complications after a living donor liver transplant. About 20 adults with end-stage liver disease will receive these cells during surgery. The goal is to see if this approach reduces bile leaks or strictures without causing serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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 * Listed for liver transplantation * Non-pediatric patients with a planned LDLT * Ability to communicate with investigative staff * Competence to give written informed consent * Ability to comply with the entire study procedure * All sexes and genders will be eligible for the study Exclusion Criteria * Planned deceased donor liver transplantation * Uncontrolled / unresolved local or systemic infection * Body mass index \> 40 * Planned pancreaticoduodenectomy or sleeve gastrectomy * Anticipation of 3 biliary anastomoses (we will include those anticipated to have 1 or 2 biliary anastomoses as detailed below) * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Non-liver cancers (we will include certain patients with primary liver cancer as detailed below) * Treatment with any investigational drug / device within 60 days prior to study entry * Any other condition which in the judgment of the investigator would preclude adequate evaluation of the safety and efficacy of AMSCs * Patients who are employees or relatives of the investigator
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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 in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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