Efficacy and Safety of the Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device (ELAD) in Acute on Chronic Hepatitis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00973817

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Official title

Efficacy and Safety of the Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device (ELAD) in Subjects With Acute On Chronic Hepatitis (AOCH)

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of the use of ELAD in patients with diagnosed Acute On Chronic Hepatitis, including Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00973817
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 2, Phase 3
Lead sponsor: Vital Therapies, Inc.; Industry
Enrollment: 62 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Acute On Chronic Hepatitis

Interventions

ELAD plus standard of care treatment Biological
Standard of care Other

Biological · Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years to 67 Years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date: Sep 2009 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Apr 2011 (Actual)
Completion: May 2011 (Actual)
Last update posted: Apr 8, 2013

2009 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites: 15
U.S. states: 8
U.S. cities: 11

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Cedars Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	California	90048	—
California Pacific Medical Center	San Francisco	California	94115	—
University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois	60637	—
Indiana University	Indianapolis	Indiana	46202	—
New York University Medical Center	New York	New York	10016	—
Columbia University Medical Center	New York	New York	10032	—
Univ. of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital	Rochester	New York	14642	—
Westchester Medical Center	Valhalla	New York	10595	—
University of Cincinnati Medical Center	Cincinnati	Ohio	45267	—
Drexel University College of Medicine	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	19102	—
Temple University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	19140	—
Albert Einstein Medical Center	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	19141	—
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas Medical Center	Dallas	Texas	75203	—
Baylor University Medical Center	Dallas	Texas	75246	—
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	Virginia	22908	—

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Non-U.S. locations

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