Study

Recruiting Not a phased study

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Not a phased study
Sponsor Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registry number NCT06549673
Started 20 January 2025 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 31 December 2027

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney Australia Not yet recruiting

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Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers See the criteria below
Enrolment target 375

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 18 years or above

* Evidence of cirrhosis, based on either radiological and/or clinical features

* History of varices, variceal haemorrhage or portal hypertension warranting NSBB

* Removal or suppression of the primary aetiological factor (i.e., sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C, complete hepatitis B virus DNA suppression in chronic hepatitis B, and long-term alcohol abstinence in alcohol-related liver disease)

* LSM \<25 kPa

* Provision of written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active aetiological factors not addressed in the inclusion criteria (e.g., autoimmune or hereditary liver diseases). However, hepatic steatosis-commonly coexisting with other liver diseases-is not an exclusion criterion unless accompanied by high plasma alanine aminotransferase \>40 U/L or confirmed steatohepatitis.

* Recent hepatic decompensation within the past year (total bilirubin \>50 μmol/L, prothrombin time \>1.3 times the upper normal limit \[unless attributable to use of anti-coagulation\], albumin \<35 g/L, or presence of ascites, variceal haemorrhage or hepatic encephalopathy). Notably, the Baveno VI criteria used LSM \<20-25 kPa and normal platelet count \>150×109/L to rule out varices requiring treatment (19). However, in line with the Baveno VII consensus, which sets an LSM \<25 kPa as the threshold for considering NSBB discontinuation, thrombocytopenia is not an exclusion criterion to allow the cohort to include a wider spectrum of patients.

* Current or history of hepatocellular carcinoma.

* Radiological evidence of portal vein thrombosis.

* History of other malignancies (unless in complete remission for \>5 years).

* History of liver transplantation or liver resection.

* Contraindications to undergoing endoscopy.

* Other clinical indications for NSBB (e.g., cardiovascular disease, arterial hypertension)

Dates on the record

Started 20 January 2025
Estimated completion 31 December 2027
Registry last updated 22 August 2025
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 22 August 2025.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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