NCT03146910

Swiss Primary Biliary Cholangitis Cohort Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Research project in which biological material is sampled and health-related medical data is collected. In addition, already existing health-related medical data are used for further research. Coded data are used.

Detailed description

Enrolment visit and one follow-up visit at least once a year are planned. Whole blood is collected for biobanking once a year. Optionally, if available and collected during normal clinical procedures, liver fragments are obtained. To collect high quality prospective data on a rare disease in order to elucidate epidemiology, natural history, response to treatment and outcome. In addition, the biobank allows addressing specific scientific issues on a variety of open questions. The cohort will provide a platform for carrying out scientific research projects on PBC. In addition, the cohort will allow collaboration with reference networks on PBC abroad.

Conditions

• PBC
• Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-15
• Primary completion: 2030-12-31
• Completion: 2030-12-31
• First posted: 2017-05-10
• Last updated: 2025-08-17

Locations

13 sites across 1 country: Switzerland