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A Study to Establish an Alcoholic Hepatitis Network
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to create a clinical database and bio-repository by obtaining blood, urine, and stool samples (e.g., biological samples) and personal health information from patients to use in future research studies related to alcoholic hepatitis or other diseases.
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Use of F-652 in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis
Mankato, MN; Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ; Jacksonville, FL; Rochester, MN
Alcoholic hepatitis is a syndrome of progressive inflammatory liver injury associated with long-term heavy intake of ethanol. The pathogenesis is not completely understood. Patients who are severely affected present with subacute onset of fever, hepatomegaly, leukocytosis, marked impairment of liver function (e.g., jaundice, coagulopathy), and manifestations of portal hypertension (e.g., ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal hemorrhage). However, milder forms of alcoholic hepatitis often do not cause any symptoms. Alcoholic hepatitis usually persists and progresses to cirrhosis if heavy alcohol use continues. If alcohol use ceases, alcoholic hepatitis resolves slowly over weeks to months, sometimes without permanent sequelae but often with residual ...
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A Study to Evaluate Whether or Not Extracellular Counts and Content Can Diagnose Alcoholic Hepatitis
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to determine if extracellular (EV) counts and content can differentiate Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) from alcoholic liver disease as well as end stage liver disease due to other causes.
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A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Acamprosate for Alcohol Use Disorder
Mankato, MN; Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of acamprosate in individuals with alcohol-use disorder (AUD) and alcohol-related liver disease.
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A Study to Evaluate Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping for Relapse Prediction in Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
Rochester, MN
The primary aim of this study is to define a comprehensive digital phenotype that predicts risk for near-future relapse or relapse in alcohol use in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.
The secondary aim of this study is to assess the relationship between this digital phenotype and markers of disease severity outcome, including MELD score and readmission rates.
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A Study to Develop a Resource (bank) of Biospecimens and Data Collected from Individuals with Liver Disease and Without Liver Disease
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to facilitate discovery and development of novel biomarkers of risk and early detection, etiologic factors relating to liver disease, and novel targeted therapeutic and chemopreventive strategies for liver disease such as PSC, PBC, PLD, NAFLD, NASH, ASH, HCC, donors (non-diseased and diseased) for liver transplant or non-liver diseased subjects scheduled for surgery will serve as controls.
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A Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral LPCN 1148 in Male Subjects With Cirrhosis of the Liver and Sarcopenia
Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ
The purose of this study is to assess the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of LPCN 1148 in men with cirrhosis of the liver and sarcopenia.