Development and Validation of a Screening Score for the Biliary Atresia in Infantile Cholestasis: A Prospective Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Better survival and prognosis of biliary atresia (BA) depend on early diagnosis and timely Kasai portoenterostomy. Identifying BA from other causes of infantile cholestasis at early stage of the disease still remains a major challenge. In this study, the investigators aim to develop and validate a scoring system to screen BA in infants with cholestasis.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 1 day
Maximum Age: 3 months
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Clinical diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis Age at first visit less than 90 days after birth
Locations
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China
Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITING
Shanghai
Contact Information
Primary
Yongjun Zhang, doctor
zhangyongjun@sjtu.edu.cn
+8602125078310
Time Frame
Start Date: 2014-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 400
Treatments
derivation cohort
validation cohort
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine