Structured Data Collection of Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation and Evaluated for Bone Mineral Metabolism
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Osteoporosis, Liver Transplant. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Observational cohort study offered consecutively to every liver transplant patient who arrives for the first endocrinology visit or returns for follow-up visit for bone metabolism assessment.
Detailed description
The retrospective and prospective single-center observational cohort study will be offered consecutively to every liver transplant patient who arrives for the first endocrinology visit or returns for follow-up visit for bone metabolism assessment at UO Endocrinology of Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi.
Primary outcome measures
- Bone Mass in Liver Transplant Patients [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 years]
- Calcium Metabolism Indices in Liver Transplant Patients [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 years]
- Fracture Incidence in Liver Transplant Patients [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 years]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Prevalence of Fractures in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 years]
- Relationship Between Biochemical Parameters and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Trends in Liver Transplant Patients [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age >18 years
- Patients undergoing liver transplantation for any cause.
- Performance of bone densitometry
- Performance of examinations pertaining to mineral metabolism
- Obtaining informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- none
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna — Bologna
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06838702 · AEPOFE