PSCRecruiting
Swiss Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Cohort Study
Observational · No treatment assigned · 21 sites · Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino
Official record & contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
In plain English
What this trial is testing
Condition(s) listed: Cholangitis, Sclerosing, PSC and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). This is an observational study: researchers collect information (for example questionnaires, samples, or scans) but the study does not assign a treatment.
Who can join
- Age range not stated in the record
- Any sex
Some of the main requirements, copied from the record:
- Patients diagnosed with PSC according to established criteria (European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of cholestatic liver diseases) of any age. Patients not fulfilling such criteria…
- patients living in Switzerland
There are also 1 reasons someone might not be able to join (exclusion criteria). Only the trial team can confirm whether you qualify.
What's involved
- About 120 participants are expected to take part.
- Start date: 2017-02-28.
- Main results expected around 2030-12-31 (estimate from the record).
- 21 study sites listed (21 marked recruiting) in Switzerland.
Main thing being measured
- Disease course (3 years)
- Disease features (3 years)
- Response to treatment (3 years)
In the researchers’ words
Research project in which biological material is sampled and health-related personal data is further used and collected. Coded data are used.
Words you might see
- Cholestasis: reduced or blocked flow of bile.
- Biologic: a medicine made from living cells, usually given by injection or infusion.
General definitions, not specific to this trial.
This summary was written automatically from the official record using fixed templates (no AI), so it only says what the record says, and may leave things out.
Questions to ask your doctor and the trial team
- Am I likely to qualify, given my health history?
- What would I have to do, and how often would I need to visit?
- Could I get a placebo? What happens to my current treatment?
- What are the possible risks and benefits?
- Are travel or other costs covered?
- What happens after the trial ends?
Official details
| Status | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Phase | Observational |
| Study type | Observational |
| Conditions | Cholangitis, Sclerosing; PSC; Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) |
| Lead sponsor | Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino |
| Enrollment | 120 (estimated) |
| Start date | 2017-02-28 |
| Primary completion (est.) | 2030-12-31 |
| First posted | 2017-05-10 |
| Last updated | 2025-08-19 |
| Official title | Swiss Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Cohort Study |
| ClinicalTrials.gov ID | NCT03146936 |
Interventions
- None listed
Full eligibility criteria (from the record)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with PSC according to established criteria (European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of cholestatic liver diseases) of any age. Patients not fulfilling such criteria but still diagnosed with PSC in a hepatology referral centre can be included * patients living in Switzerland Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
Locations (21)
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie Clarunis - Universitäres Bauchzentrum Universitätsspital Basel | Basel | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel UKBB, Gastroenterologie&Ernährung | Basel | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Inselspital | Bern | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kinderklinik, INSELSpital, Universität Bern, Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Ernährung | Bern | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Spital Bülach | Bülach | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kantonsspital Graubünden | Chur | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Centre Suisse des Maladies du foie de l'Enfant- Département de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent | Geneva | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Service de Gastroentérologie & Hépatologie, Département des Spécialités | Geneva | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| CHUV: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois | Lausanne | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| CHUV Département femme-mère-enfant | Lausanne | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kantonsspital Baselland | Liestal | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kinderspital Luzern LUKS, Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie | Lucerne | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Luzerner Kantonsspital | Lucerne | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| EOC Ospedale Regionale di Lugano - Italiano | Lugano | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Ostschweizer Kinderspital | Sankt Gallen | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kantonsspital St.Gallen | Sankt Gallen | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Kantonsspital Winterthur | Winterthur | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie Departement Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Kantonsspital Winterthur | Winterthur | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich - Eleonorenstiftung | Zurich | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Universitätsspital Zürich | Zurich | Switzerland | Recruiting |
| Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino | Lugano, Canton Ticino | Switzerland | Recruiting |
For contacts at each site, use the official record.
Information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor and the trial team before making any decision about a clinical trial.