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Triphasic CT for Hepatitis C

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Led By Christine Pocha, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare ultrasound and CT scanning for detecting early liver cancer in patients with advanced liver disease.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver Disease
  • Liver Cirrhosis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Efficacy of screening measure to detect very early/early stage HCC (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Staging System)
Secondary outcome measures
Cost - Effectiveness of screening measure

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Triphasic CTActive Control1 Intervention
Triphasic CT of the abdomen with and without contrast every 12 months with alpha-fetoprotein every 6 months.
Group II: UltrasoundActive Control1 Intervention
Ultrasound of the upper left quadrant with alpha-fetoprotein testing every 6 months.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical CenterLead Sponsor
72 Previous Clinical Trials
14,620 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Hepatitis C
64 Patients Enrolled for Hepatitis C
Christine Pocha, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMinneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Screening for Liver Cancer With CT vs. Ultrasound in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
2001. "Screening for Liver Cancer With CT vs. Ultrasound in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01350167.
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