Psychiatric characterization of donors and recipicients of living donor liver transplantation - a prospective study

• Conditions: patients with terminal liver dysfunction leading to necessity of transplantation; Z94.4; K72.9; Liver transplant status; Hepatic failure, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00003607
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychoatherapie und Psychosomatik

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03-15
• Study Completion: 2016-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

patients with terminal liver insufficiency which makes a liver transplantaion necessary

Exclusion Criteria

cognitive deficits that prevent from understanding the psychometric tests.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary end point of the study is the change of psychometric variables in terms of depression, anxiety and traumatic symptoms and life quality compared to the parameters in the baseline assessment. This will be measured in 3 follow up points:<br>3. month after transplantation: rating of depressive (BDI), posttraumatic (PTSS-10), anxiety (STAI) symptoms and general life quality (FLZ, SCL-90R).<br>6. month after transplantation: rating of depressive (BDI), posttraumatic (PTSS-10), anxiety (STAI) symptoms and general life quality (FLZ, SCL-90R).<br>12. month after transplantation: rating of depressive (BDI), posttraumatic (PTSS-10), anxiety (STAI) symptoms and general life quality (FLZ, SCL-90R).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
not applicable.