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Give a MANNA a Fish, Teach a MANNA to Fish

This study is a randomized pilot seeking to address low patient adherence to a low sodium diet as a strategy to improve outcomes of patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In coordination with the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) of Philadelphia, patients in the intervention cohort will receive low sodium MANNA meals to encourage improved dietary compliance. Outcomes of these interventional patients will be compared to those receiving standard of care--namely, educational intervention by physicians supplemented by occasional counseling from dieticians during clinic visits encouraging a low sodium diet. Dietary compliance will be evaluated by urine sodium and salt affinity tests and used as a positive marker for improved outcomes. The target population of this study is patients diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, aged 18-85 years living within the MANNA-serviced area.

Start: March 2021

Population-based Study in Screening for Liver Fibrosis

Study to assess the prevalence of significant liver fibrosis in general population using Transient Elastography

Start: May 2018

Accuracy of the LiverVision® Semi-automated Liver Volumetry Software

The LiverVision® software was designed to provide three-dimensional (3D) visualisation of the liver using Computed Tomography (CT) scans. It provides semi-automated volumetry measurements, vascular structure and territory tools.

Start: April 2018

Mindfulness and Shared Decision Making

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on patient stress, patient-provider communication, and other measures of SDM at MDMC. There is a need to have a quantifiable measure of perceived stress and communication ability in patients. This is the first study of its kind to be conducted at MDMC. This pilot study will not only benefit the patients but also contribute to the medical community's understanding of treating the whole patient through mindfulness and shared decision making. 2.1. Study Objectives 2.1.1. Primary Objective To assess the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on inpatients and outpatients stress, patient-provider communication, and other measures of SDM at MDMC. 2.1.2. Secondary Objectives To evaluate the feasibility of such a study in the patient population.

Start: August 2018

Healthcare Transition of Adolescents With Chronic Health Conditions

At least 12% of children have a chronic disease that requires regular medical follow-up after patients reach legal maturity. This international study aims to provide prospective evidence for improving health and wellbeing outcomes in this population. The primary hypothesis is that transition readiness will be more strongly associated with adherence to follow-up, fewer emergency visits and continued education than disease severity or chronological age. The secondary hypothesis is that positive experiences of care will be associated with lower levels of anxiety. Positive care experiences and low anxiety will predict better health-related quality of life during the transition period. A cohort of 504 young patients will be followed for three years. Patients have been recruited from pediatric hospitals 0-12 months prior to the transfer of care and follow-up will be completed after the patients have been followed for two years in adult healthcare.

Start: September 2017

Nutrition and Pregnancy Intervention Study

A randomized double-blind placebo controlled intervention study with pregnant obese women (n=440) will be conducted. The intervention will involve consumption of fish oil and/or probiotic capsules from early pregnancy until 6 months after delivery. The aim of the study is firstly to investigate the effects of the supplements on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and obesity in the women and secondly to modify the risk markers of allergy and obesity in children of the women. Also the underlying metabolic mechanisms will be investigated. Follow up visits at child's age of 5 to 6 years will be conducted to evalute long-term effects on maternal and child health. The aim is to investigate the impact of dietary intervention, diet, maternal overweight/obesity and gestational diabetes status as well as gut microbiota and metabolism during pregnancy on maternal and child's health, allergy and child neuropsychological development.

Start: October 2013

Lenvatinib Combined Anti-PD1 Antibody for the Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

For the advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the targeted therapy and immunotherapy are recommended. This study focused on the management of Lenvatinib combined anti-PD1 antibody for the HCC. This study will create a database that will provide clinical parameters and outcomes of patients undergoing Lenvatinib and anti-PD1 antibody as part of their standard of care in hopes of answering key clinical questions.

Start: January 2018

Liver Fat and Iron Quantification MRI

The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols for studying the structure and function of the human body using 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners with or without the use of an MRI contrast agent.

Start: May 2017

Liver Transplantation in Patients With CirrHosis and Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: iNdications and outComEs

Management of ACLF is mainly supportive. The poor outcomes lead physicians to consider liver transplantation as an option, even if controversial. In sicker recipients, LT results in immediate survival, but poor medium-term survival rates in some studies. The scarcity of deceased donors obliges to maximize LT success. Alternative strategies, as living-donor LT, should be explored. LDLT has impressive results in Eastern centers, but it is restrained in Western countries, due to potential life-threatening complications in the donor.

Start: January 2021

Michigan Alcohol Improvement Network- Alcohol Reduction and Treatment Trial

The purpose of the study is to determine if providing patients with alcohol-related liver disease with tailored alcohol use treatment options will is feasible and acceptable in order to increase their engagement with treatment and reduce alcohol use. This is an important area to study to help create ways to increase patients' knowledge about different treatment options as well as increase likelihood of seeking and participating in alcohol use disorder treatments.

Start: July 2020

Results of Surgical Treatment of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgical Unit

The main aims of this study are: - to evaluate post-surgical morbidity and mortality outcomes, following the criteria and the definitions from Claven-Dindo and ISGPS international classifications, of the patients operated by the HPB Surgical Unit. - to evaluate survival and disease-free survival rates of the patients operated by the HPB Surgical Unit due to tumoral cause.

Start: January 2019

TACE, Sorafenib and PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody in the Treatment of HCC

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death that ranks sixth in terms of incident cases, with an overall 5 years survival of 18%. Despite a significant improvement in treatment strategy, the overall survival of HCC remains low due to high recurrence, progressive liver dysfunction and the high fatality of the disease. Surgical resection has been applied in a number of patients; however, surgery has been associated with a high incidence of recurrence (approximately 70% within 5 years). TACE is generally applied on intermediate-stage HCC. However, TACE is not satisfied with improving overall survival. Therefore, there is an urgent need for effective treatment for these patients. At present, the overall objective response rate (ORR) of single or sequential therapy is not satisfied, and the over survival (OS) improvement is not ideal. Therefore, combined therapy maybe the good choice for patients with advanced HCC. This study focuses on the in-operable, BCLC-B/C HCC patients. Through the combination of local therapy (TACE), anti-angiogenic therapy (Sorafenib), and immunotherapy (PD-1 monoclonal antibody), it is expected to change the tumor microenvironment, restore the immune response, strengthen the anti-tumor effect of various treatments, and improve the therapeutic efficacy in patients with BCLC-B/C HCC.

Start: September 2020

Strategies for Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in Aboriginal Communities That Lead to Elimination

A community-based "test and treat" intervention integrating point-of-care HCV RNA testing, non-invasive liver disease assessment and linkage to care will lead to a reduction in HCV prevalence among people attending Aboriginal health services.

Start: May 2019

Liver Disease and Other Systemic Diseases

Examine the association of chronic liver diseases (including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma) with other systemic diseases by retrospectively analyzing the data from the Hospital Database of Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation.

Start: January 2020

Extracellular RNA Markers of Liver Disease and Cancer

The study will examine and evaluate the use of extracellular RNA in blood as markers for the diagnosis of liver disease or cancer, and as markers for prediction of response to treatment or recurrence of cancer after surgery

Start: July 2014

Monitoring SOF/VEL in Treatment Naïve, HCV Participants With Active Infection

This study is being done to see if a minimal monitoring approach is effective and safe when providing HCV treatment. The minimal monitoring approach will require fewer study visits and lab tests with no medication refills. This study is trying to see whether taking an HCV treatment with fewer clinic visits and laboratory tests can cure just as many people as the standard approach that uses more visits and laboratory tests. The results of this study will be compared with what has been observed in other studies using a standard approach.

Start: October 2018

Combined Effect of Acitretin and nbUVB on Vitiligo Repigmentation

Since abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation as well as defective E cadherin expression were reported in vitiligo lesions, the investigators set to study the potential efficacy of combining Retinoids, which are known to improve KC proliferation and differentiation and increase the expression of adhesion molecules, with narrowband UVB in the treatment of vitiligo.

Start: January 2020

Screening for Alcohol-related Cognitive Impairments in Cirrhotic Patients

80% of patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) present cognitive impairments, such as memory and executive functions. These disorders may have repercussions in addiction treatment by altering the patient's adherence to care. The level of impairment is dependent on the onset of addiction, and also the duration of abstinence. A complete neuropsychological evaluation is necessary to highlight cognitive impairments. In practice, the evaluation of these disorders by practitioners, is done with the help of tools of screening like the MoCa (Montreal cognitive assesment) and the BEARNI (Brief evaluation of alcohol related neuropsychological impairment). However, none of these tools have been evaluated in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Indeed, some studies have suggested that liver disorders including cirrhosis may be a factor aggravating cognitive disorders. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of the BEARNI tool to detect alcohol-related cognitive problems in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis.

Start: August 2020

Design and Implementation of the Pediatric Liver Transplantation Biobank

The purpose of the pediatric liver transplant biobank is to systematically collect clinical specimens from pediatric end-stage liver disease. It is expected to contribute to the research and development of paediatric end-stage liver disease in the future.

Start: October 2018

A Study in Healthy Volunteers

This is three part study that will, in part one assess the safety, tolerability, and PK of a single dose of CRV431 in healthy volunteers. The second part of the study will be a single dose drug-drug interaction study in healthy volunteers with CRV431 co-treated with TDF. The third part of the study will assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary signal for antiviral efficacy and identification of clinically-relevant biomarkers of CRV431 with TDF in stable HBV patients.

Start: July 2019