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NCT Number: NCT06150482

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Liver Cirrhosis Digestive System Diseases Fibrosis Liver Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

No intervention

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of liver cirrhosis related outpatient contacts before liver cirrhosis complications

    Time frame: 2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up

  2. Number of liver cirrhosis related radiographic imaging before liver cirrhosis complications

    Time frame: 2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up

  3. Number of liver cirrhosis related esophagogastroscopies before liver cirrhosis complications

    Time frame: 2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up

  4. Number of liver cirrhosis related elastographies before liver cirrhosis complications

    Time frame: 2 years before complication, death or loss to follow-up

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

B. van Ruijven, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+31631239360

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Gelre Hospitals

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Nov 29, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2025

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