Healthcare Utilization in Liver Cirrhosis Patients, a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Sponsor
Maastricht University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT06150482
Collaborator
Maastricht University Medical Center (Other), Gelre Hospitals (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Multicenter, retrospective cohort study investigating healthcare utilization in compensated and decompensated liver cirrhosis patients, including disease course and characteristics associated with healthcare utilization and, for example psychosocial factors.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: No intervention

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
600 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Retrospective
Official Title:
Healthcare Utilization in Liver Cirrhosis Patients, a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2024

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Number of liver cirrhosis related outpatient contacts before liver cirrhosis complications [2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up]

  2. Number of liver cirrhosis related radiographic imaging before liver cirrhosis complications [2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up]

  3. Number of liver cirrhosis related esophagogastroscopies before liver cirrhosis complications [2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up]

  4. Number of liver cirrhosis related elastographies before liver cirrhosis complications [2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patients ≥ 18 years of age

  • Liver cirrhosis, based on biopsy, fibroscan or diagnostic imaging data

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Known malignancy with hepatic metastasis at baseline

  • Liver transplantation at baseline

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Gelre Ziekenhuizen Apeldoorn Gelderland Netherlands 7334 DZ
2 Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht Limburg Netherlands 6202 AZ

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Maastricht University
  • Maastricht University Medical Center
  • Gelre Hospitals

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Maastricht University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT06150482
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2021-2857-A-2
First Posted:
Nov 29, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Nov 29, 2023
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 29, 2023