Status:

RECRUITING

SHAPE of Portal Hypertension in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Thomas Jefferson University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Hypertension, Portal

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-21 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Early diagnosis of portal hypertension is difficult as symptoms rarely manifest until the later stages of liver disease. Both cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension can result in life-threate...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with a diagnosis of chronic liver disease without portal hypertension.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who are pregnant.
  • Patients with known or suspected hypersensitivity to egg phosphatidyl serine or with a history of anaphylactic allergy to eggs or egg products.
  • Subjects with allergy to egg products or other components of the ultrasound contrast agents will be excluded.
  • History of allergic reaction to Lumason®, sulfur hexafluoride, sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere components, or other ingredients in Lumason (polyethylene glycol, distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sodium (DPPG-Na), palmitic acid)
  • History of allergic reaction to Sonazoid
  • Patients with biliary atresia with asplenia or polysplenia.
  • Patients with prior liver transplant.
  • Patients with cystic fibrosis.
  • Patients with chronic lung disease.
  • Patients with portal vein thrombosis, cavernous transformation of the portal vein or absent portal vein.
  • Adults not competent/impaired.
  • Patients with significant heart disease or severe congenital heart disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 3 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04720456

Start Date

November 3 2021

End Date

August 1 2025

Last Update

February 11 2025

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104