HepHospital: A Pilot Trial of a Hepatology Home Hospital Intervention for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This research study is evaluating a program that entails a healthcare at home intervention for people with advanced liver disease.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Adult patients ≥ 18 years old with diagnosis of cirrhosis based on histology, radiology, and/or elastography presenting to the emergency department or inpatient general medicine service
• Patients must have one of the following:
‣ Ascites (requiring diuretics or serial large volume paracenteses)
⁃ Hepatic hydrothorax (requiring diuretics)
⁃ Hepatic encephalopathy (requiring medications)
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Nneka Ufere, MD, MSCE
nufere@partners.org
617-643-3408
Backup
William Munroe, BA
wlmunroe@mgh.harvard.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Hepatology Hospital at Home
Patients with advanced liver disease receive hospital-level care in the home setting
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital