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Biliary AtresiaCoSRCTNCT01745991

Trail to Investigate the Effectiveness of CoSeal in Reducing Adhesions Following the Kasai Hepatoportoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia

An observational study of Biliary Atresia, run by Naved Alizai at 3 sites in United Kingdom.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The investigators plan to invite all children in the UK with biliary atresia, treated at the three national centres (Birmingham, Kings College and Leeds), over a three year period to take part in a randomised control study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 days to 6 months
Conditions the study is for
Biliary Atresia
What is being tested?
CoSeal spray
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
126 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Dec 2012to Dec 2017
How long will I take part?
5 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 days to 6 months
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Study population: 126 patients over a three year period

Who may be able to join

  • All patients with Biliary Atresia undergoing Kasai Hepatoportoenterostomy.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with BA and malrotation

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United Kingdom3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Khalid Sharif

    Birmingham Children's Hospital

    Khalid Sharif

    Khalid Sharif

    Not yet recruiting
  • Mark Davenport

    Kings College Hospital, London

    Mark Davenport

    Not yet recruiting
  • Leeds General Infirmary

    Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX

    Naved Alizai, FRCS (Paed), +447827307607, Naved.Alizai@nhs.net

    Naved Alizai, FRCS (Paed)

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Randomised Control Trial to Investigate the Effectiveness of CoSeal® Surgical Sealant in Reducing Intra-abdominal Adhesions Following the Kasai Hepatoportoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia.

The investigators plan to invite all children in the UK with biliary atresia, treated at the three national centres (Birmingham, Kings College and Leeds), over a three year period to take part in a randomised control study. The investigators aim to determine the effectiveness of CoSeal® Surgical Sealant (an anti-adhesive agent) in reducing intra-abdominal adhesions (scar tissue) and the morbidity caused by these adhesions in children treated with a Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy. Adhesions are common, if not invariable, after any abdominal surgery. They cause intra-abdominal organs to become stuck to each other and the abdominal wall. This means they are no longer completely free to slide over each other. In particular patients have a lifetime risk that the bowel can become kinked or twisted leading to complications such as bowel obstruction. Adhesions also make repeat abdominal operations more difficult. The adhesions have to be divided in order to separate the organs from each other and the abdominal wall. This can lead to blood loss and increases the risk of damage to these organs. Anti-adhesive agents have been created to reduce the severity of these adhesions, but there is little in the medical literature to evaluate their effectiveness, particularly in children. Biliary atresia is an obliterative obstruction of the bile ducts that occurs in infants. Initially they are treated by an abdominal operation called a Kasai portoenterostomy to restore bile flow from the liver to the intestines. However approximately 40% of these children will go on to require a liver transplant operation in the first two years of life. If CoSeal® Surgical Sealant is effective this could reduce the patients lifetime risk of complications from abdominal adhesions and also facilitate repeat abdominal operations for these children, in particular for those who go on to require a liver transplant.

Conditions
Biliary Atresia
Being tested
CoSeal spray
Medical subject headings
Biliary Atresia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CoSeal sprayDevice

Study groups in NCT01745991
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Biliary Atresia undergoing Kasai opRandomisation for the use of CoSeal at the time of Kasai and assessment at the time of Transplantation.
Receives: Device: CoSeal spray

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Severity of Intra-abdominal adhesions

    Adhesions assessed at the time of Liver transplantation

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Liver transplantation- blood loss

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Liver Transplantation- Time taken

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Dec 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionDec 2015 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2017 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
126 participants (estimated)
Target duration
5 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01745991
Sponsor's protocol ID
NKA/LTHT/UK/CoSealRCT
Acronym
CoSRCT
Status last verified
Sep 2014
First submitted
6 Dec 2012
Last updated
16 Sep 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Biliary Atresia, run by Naved Alizai at 3 sites in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Sep 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Severity of Intra-abdominal adhesions (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Sep 2014.

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