Clinical trial NCT04975477: CHESS-SAVE Score to Stratify Decompensation Risk in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease (CHESS2102)
Official title: CHESS-SAVE Score to Stratify Decompensation Risk in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease: an International Multicenter Study (CHESS2102)
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
Keywords: liver stiffness
platelets
albumin
varices
compensated cirrhosis
Lead sponsor: Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: LanZhou University
name: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)
name: Zagazig University
name: Korea University
name: Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
name: Hyogo Medical University
name: Tianjin Second People's Hospital
name: Ruijin Hospital
First posted: 2021-07-23
Enrollment: 1000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All patients were fulfilled diagnosis of cACLD based on radiological, histological features of liver cirrhosis.

Brief summary: Compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) was associated with a high rate of variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy due to portal hypertension. In these patients, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and hepatic venous pressure gradient were recommended methods to evaluate portal hypertension. However, non-invasive predictors of outcomes to stratify care remains needed. Although the updated EASL guideline has recommended that patients with liver stiffness \>20kPa or platelets \<150\*10\^9/L had the high risk of decompensation, the criteria remains to be validated. This international multicenter study aims to develop a novel CHESS-SAVE score to further predict the risk of liver decompensation in cACLD patients.

Detailed description: Compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) was associated with a high rate of variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy due to portal hypertension. In these patients, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and hepatic venous pressure gradient were recommended methods to evaluate portal hypertension. However, non-invasive predictors of outcomes to stratify care remains needed. Although the updated EASL guideline has recommended that patients with liver stiffness \>20kPa or platelets \<150\*10\^9/L had the high risk of decompensation, the criteria remains to be validated. This international multicenter study initialed and enrolled by Chinese Portal Hypertension Alliance (CHESS) aims to develop a novel CHESS-SAVE score to further predict the risk of liver decompensation in cACLD patients.

Eligibility criteria: Training and validation cohort

Inclusion Criteria:

* age more than 18 years;
* fulfilled diagnosis of cACLD based on radiological, histological features of liver cirrhosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* prior liver decompensation;
* hepatocellular carcinoma;
* prior liver transplantation;
* portal vein thrombosis;
* antiplatelet or anticoagulation;
* without screening EGD within six months of TE;
* incomplete follow-up data.

HVPG cohort

Inclusion Criteria:

* age more than 18 years;
* fulfilled diagnosis of cACLD based on radiological, histological features of liver cirrhosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* prior liver decompensation;
* hepatocellular carcinoma;
* prior liver transplantation;
* portal vein thrombosis;
* antiplatelet or anticoagulation;
* without screening EGD within six months of TE;
* without HVPG measurement;
* non-sinusoidal portal hypertension.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Accuracy of the CHESS-SAVE score for predicting liver decompensation
timeFrame: 3 years
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Shanghai
country: China
facility: Ruijin Hospital
city: Tianjin
country: China
facility: Tianjin Second People's Hospital
city: Zagazig
country: Egypt
facility: Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine
city: New Delhi
country: India
facility: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
city: Matsuyama
country: Japan
facility: Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
city: Nishinomiya
country: Japan
facility: Hyogo College of Medicine
city: Gyeonggi-do
country: Korea, Republic of
facility: Korea University Ansan Hospital
Study officials:
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