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Baveno VIII Criteria for Portal Hypertension in Egyptian Patients

Cost-Effectiveness and Validation of Baveno VIII Criteria for Detecting Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension in Egyptian Patients With Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This prospective observational study aims to validate Baveno VIII criteria for detection of clinically significant portal hypertension and to evaluate additional predictors of esophageal varices in Egyptian patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease and liver stiffness measurement between 15 and 25 kPa.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
125 (estimated)
First submitted
21 Sept 2026
Start date
26 Sept 2026
Primary completion date
26 Sept 2027
Lead sponsor
Assiut University
NCT number
NCT07842666

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 125
  • From 26 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 26 Sept 2027
  • No sites listed in no country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • \- Previous variceal bleeding or band ligation
  • Concurrent viral hepatitis and MASLD

Other illness

  • TIPS, hepatocellular carcinoma, or portal vein thrombosis
  • Acute liver failure

Other

  • Overt hepatic encephalopathy
  • Severe ascites affecting LSM reliability
  • Pregnancy or refusal to undergo endoscopy

Who the study is looking for

  • \- Age 18 years or older
  • Compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD)
  • Liver stiffness measurement by VCTE under fasting conditions
  • Liver stiffness measurement between 15 and 25 kPa
  • Eligible for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Written informed consent

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

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