EICHORCondition: Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) · Alcohol Use Disorder · Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
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Harmful alcohol use is a common cause of hospital admissions and the leading cause of liver cirrhosis. Timely detection of liver disease is crucial to prevent liver disease progression and reduce alcohol-related harms. The hypothesis is that proactive assessment of liver health during hospitalization may motivate reductions in alcohol use and thereby prevent disease complications and recurrent admissions more effectively than usual care. The study will recruit 500 patients at risk of alcohol-related liver disease who are admitted for inpatient care for any reason. Recruitment will be done at 8 Norwegian hospitals over an 18-month period. Participants will be randomized to liver elastography (liver stiffness measurement) and personalized alcohol counselling, or to usual care. After discharge, participants will be followed with study visits after 3, 6 and 12 months. Assessments during follow-up include self-reported alcohol use, the alcohol biomarker PEth and health-related quality of life. The primary outcome is the number of emergency hospital admissions for any reason within 2 years, collected from the Norwegian Patient Registry. The study has very low risk for the participants, with no invasive procedures or risks associated with the intervention. The potential benefit is considerably greater, with opportunities for improved health, prognosis, and quality of life for a large patient group for whom effective interventions are largely lacking. The study has very low risk for …
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Håvard Midgard, Professor · +47 908 30 071 · havardmi@gmail.com
Caroline Rootwelt · +47 928 37 796 · carroo@ous-hf.no
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| Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital | Bergen, Norway | — |
| Vestre Viken Bærum Hospital | Drammen, Norway | — |
| Sykehuset Nord-Trøndelag Levanger | Levanger, Norway | — |
| Sykehuset Innlandet Lillehammer | Lillehammer, Norway | — |
| Akershus University Hospital | Lørenskog, Norway | — |
| Diakonhjemmet Hospital | Oslo, Norway | — |
| Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital | Oslo, Norway | — |
| Oslo University Hospital | Oslo, Norway | — |
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