Serum Markers of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant Patients

February 27, 2018 updated by: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Serum Markers of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant Patients, Phase II

This is an observational study examining serum markers in patients who are undergoing either a cadaveric liver transplant or a living related liver transplant.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The Departments of Anesthesiology are conducting an observational trial of markers in the serum of patients who are undergoing liver transplantation surgery. This study will utilize the biological markers, trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), NGAL, and cystatin-C, sensitive markers of renal medullary injury in the blood and allantoin, a marker of oxidative stress as indicators of renal injury in a kidney during liver transplants. It is hypothesized that: (1) these markers are less pronounced in living donor liver transplant recipient patients than in cadaveric liver transplant recipients, and (2) these markers are less pronounced in cadaveric liver transplant recipients in which a "piggy-back" technique was used versus recipients in which a total venous occlusion technique was used. This study will be done in a multi-center format, along with researchers at UCSF

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
        • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects will be recruited from those on the list awaiting liver transplantation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). They will be recruited by the investigators prior to the time of their transplantation surgery

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I-V.
  • Patient is undergoing elective Liver Transplant Surgery.
  • Patient is an adult, 18 years old or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients < 18 Years of Age
  • Patients who are pregnant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1
Live Donor
2
Cadaveric Donor

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Collaborators

University of California, San Francisco

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jeffrey M Waldman, M.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 2, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

February 2, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 28, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 80237

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