Global Prospective, Observational Cohort of Adult Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (WIND-PSC Study)
Observational · No treatment assigned · 18 sites · PSC Partners Seeking a Cure
Official record & contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
In plain English
What this trial is testing
Condition(s) listed: 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
- Ages 18 to 75
- Any sex
Some of the main requirements, copied from the record:
- Adult patients between 18 and 75 years of age (inclusive) who can comprehend instructions, follow the study procedures and are willing to sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF).
- Confirmed clinical diagnosis of large duct PSC.
There are also 23 reasons someone might not be able to join (exclusion criteria). Only the trial team can confirm whether you qualify.
What's involved
- About 2000 participants are expected to take part.
- The study has 1 group.
- Start date: 2024-05-06.
- Main results expected around 2029-01 (estimate from the record).
- 18 study sites listed (17 marked recruiting) in Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and United Kingdom and 1 more countries.
Groups in this study
- Adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of large duct PSC.
Main thing being measured
- Develop an appropriate real-world data (RWD) comparator cohort to support the design, execution, and serve as an external control for interventional clinical trials in PSC. (Quarterly for five years from enrollment)
In the researchers’ words
Develop an appropriate real-world data comparator cohort to support the design, execution, and serve as an external control for interventional clinical trials in PSC.
Words you might see
- UDCA (ursodiol): a bile acid medicine that some people with PSC take.
- MELD score: a score based on lab tests used to estimate how severe liver disease is.
- Cirrhosis: advanced scarring of the liver.
- Decompensated liver disease: advanced liver disease with complications such as fluid build-up or bleeding.
- INR: a blood test of how quickly blood clots; it can reflect liver function.
- PBC: primary biliary cholangitis, a different chronic bile-duct disease.
- Autoimmune hepatitis: a liver disease where the immune system attacks the liver.
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 | PSC |
| Lead sponsor | PSC Partners Seeking a Cure |
| Enrollment | 2000 (estimated) |
| Start date | 2024-05-06 |
| Primary completion (est.) | 2029-01 |
| First posted | 2024-03-07 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-13 |
| Official title | A Global Multi-Center Prospective Observational Cohort to Support Drug Development in Adult Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (WIND-PSC) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov ID | NCT06297993 |
Interventions
- None listed
Full eligibility criteria (from the record)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult patients between 18 and 75 years of age (inclusive) who can comprehend instructions, follow the study procedures and are willing to sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF). 2. Confirmed clinical diagnosis of large duct PSC. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinically significant acute or chronic liver disease of an etiology other than PSC (including but not limited to metabolic-dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH), PBC, HCV, HBV, or alcoholic hepatitis, Wilson's disease, alpha-1 antitryp-sin deficiency, acute or chronic drug-induced liver injury) * Patients with PSC and elements of AIH overlap are allowed to enroll * Patients with metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or benign steatosis are allowed to enroll 2. Small-Duct PSC. 3. Clinically diagnosed secondary or IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis. 4. Clinically diagnosed infections (including acute cholangitis) and receiving treatment within the past 7 days; patients on chronic suppressive antibiotics for acute cholangitis will be allowed to enroll 5. Hospitalization in the past 7 days 6. UDCA dose >28 mg/kg 7. Evidence of current or historical decompensated cirrhosis based on the following clinical events: * Ascites > Grade 2 and requiring treatment * Esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding requiring hospitalization * Hepatic encephalopathy (as defined by a West Haven score ≥ 2) * Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis defined as ascites absolute neutrophil count >250/mm3 in the absence of an intra-abdominal source of infection * AKI-HRS according to AASLD Guidelines (Flamm 2021) * Portal hypertension based on a platelet count < 150 × 109/L and LSM > 15 kPa with clinical, laboratory, imaging and/or other relevant parameters 8. Prior liver transplantation 9. MELD 3.0 Score >15. For subjects on anticoagulation medication, baseline INR determination for MELD score calculation should take this use into account. 10. History, evidence, or high suspicion of hepatobiliary malignancies or active colon cancer based on imaging, screening laboratory values, and/or clinical symptoms. Patients with a history of colon cancer who have undergone a colectomy and have no current evidence of colon cancer will be allowed to enroll in the study. 11. Participants with current clinical or laboratory evidence of any severe, progressive, or uncontrolled disease, related or unrelated to PSC and which, in the opinion of the investigator, has an expected survival of less than 52 weeks. 12. Participants who are impaired, incapacitated, or incapable of completing study-related assessments or giving informed consent. 13. Prisoners or participants who are involuntarily incarcerated. 14. Participants who are currently participating in an investigational PSC therapy clinical study or who have participated in such a study within the past 12 weeks 15. Absence of data in medical records to assess inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Locations (18)
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | Sacramento, California | United States | Recruiting |
| California Pacific Medical Center | San Francisco, California | United States | Recruiting |
| University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco, California | United States | Recruiting |
| Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut | United States | Recruiting |
| Schiff Center for Liver Diseases / University of Miami | Miami, Florida | United States | Recruiting |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | Recruiting |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Recruiting |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Recruiting |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota | United States | Recruiting |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, Texas | United States | Withdrawn |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Recruiting |
| University Health Network | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Recruiting |
| Centre de recherche du centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Recruiting |
| University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf | Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | Germany | Recruiting |
| University of Milano Bicocca | Milan, Monza (MB) | Italy | Recruiting |
| Auckland University | Auckland | New Zealand | Recruiting |
| Oxford University Hospitals | Oxford | United Kingdom | 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.