Telomeres Parameters in Cirrhosis

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cirrhosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02131831

IDO 123 TRX

Details and patient eligibility

About

There are several factors that influence telomere length in patients with cirrhosis, such as metabolic derangements and infectious etiologies, The aim of the study is to compare telomere length and other parameters related to genetic instability in telomere/ telomerase system, in peripheral blood lymphocytes in cirrhosis from different etiologies.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cirrhotic patients from different etiologies

Exclusion criteria

• decompensated cirrhosis (Child C)
• age under 18 years
• any known malignancy, including hepatocellular carcinoma
• patient that are unable to sign for informed consent

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

cirrhosis