Status:

TERMINATED

The Effects of Glucose/Ischemic Preconditioning on Reperfusion Injury in Deceased-Donor Liver Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Conditions:

Liver Transplantation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Standard liver retrieval procedures for transplantation from a deceased donor inevitably result in a "reperfusion injury" to the liver tissue. The purpose of this research study is to find out whether...

Detailed Description

Liver transplantation is the only chance of cure for patients with end-stage liver disease. Unfortunately, standard organ preservation results in an ischemic-reperfusion injury (IRI) at the time of gr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recipient 18 years of age or older
  • Recipient with chronic end-stage liver disease
  • Deceased donor liver transplant
  • Recipient capable of providing written informed consent
  • Whole organ graft from donors aged 60 years or older

Exclusion

  • Fulminant liver failure
  • Objection by any other member of the retrieval team
  • Split-liver grafts
  • Donor that has received total parenteral nutrition within 24hr of organ retrieval Donors from whom the pancreas and/or small bowel are also being retrieved

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00718575

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

July 25 2014

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University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2N2