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

Recruiting

• Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis

• Registration Number: NCT06150482
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-29
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-10
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of liver cirrhosis related elastographies before liver cirrhosis complications	2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up
Number of liver cirrhosis related outpatient contacts before liver cirrhosis complications	2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up
Number of liver cirrhosis related radiographic imaging before liver cirrhosis complications	2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up
Number of liver cirrhosis related esophagogastroscopies before liver cirrhosis complications	2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Gelre Ziekenhuizen; 🇳🇱 Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Maastricht University Medical Center; 🇳🇱 Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands