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Study identifier: NCT03175471 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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MRI Based Biomarkers in Pediatric Autoimmune Liver Disease

Condition: Autoimmune Liver Disease · Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis · Autoimmune Hepatitis  ·  Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

PhaseN/A
Planned participants115
Who can joinAll sexes, 6 Years to 23 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Autoimmune liver diseases (AILD), which include Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) and Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) are a common etiological factors for chronic liver disease among adolescents. In all these conditions, autoimmune lymphocyte responses are thought to orchestrate inflammatory injury against hepatocytes (primarily in AIH) or cholangiocytes (in PSC). In this proposal we aim to evaluate the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) modalities; MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and MR elastography (MREL), as non-invasive biomarkers to assess two primary pathophysiological processes of AILD: bile duct damage and liver fibrosis. In this cross-sectional study MRI based findings of bile duct injury and liver fibrosis will be correlated with both liver histology and circulating biomarkers of these disease processes.

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Alexander Miethke, MD  ·  513-636-8948  ·  Alexander.Miethke@cchmc.org

Cyd Castro Rojas, PhD  ·  513-517-0580  ·  Cyd.CastroRojas@cchmc.org

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Locations (1)

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio, United StatesRecruiting

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