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Not yet recruitingNCT06797011Updated Jan 28, 2025

Efficacy of Plasmapheresis in Patients of Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI) With Underlying Chronic Liver Disease

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of High volume Plasma Exchange and Standard Medical Treatment in Drug Induced Liver Injury and Chronic Liver Disease, sponsored by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in India. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-28.

Sponsored by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2026, 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
96
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

DILI is an underdiagnosed and under appreciated causal or contributing factor to liver injury. DILI can mimics features of the entire spectrum of acute and chronic liver disease.

Asia-Pacifc region is characterized by two unique features; the high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in the population and the ubiquitous use of traditional and complimentary medicines.Current definition of Hy's law presents significant difficulties when dealing with patients with preexisting CLD in clinical trials. Hallmark of the hepatic manifestation in these patients is hyperbilirubinemia and coagulopathy rather than ALT elevation.

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Study Design Single-center, non-blinded, parallel group, randomized controlled trial. Allocation ratio between two groups: 1:1.

Study population: Adults aged 18-75 years with previously known or unknown underlying CLD Diagnosis of DILI-based causality of assessment by RECAM. Severe DILI with bilirubin > 12mg/dl or INR>2, S.Bili >5 mg/dl Consent to participate in the study (based on biopsy, imaging or clinical criteria).

Study design: RCT Study period: 1 year Sample size: 96 Intervention: Patients after screening for all exclusion criteria will be randomized into either the standard treatment group or the plasma exchange group.

Monitoring and assessment: All patients would undergo vital and baseline parameter screening before randomization. Based on randomization they will receive either steroid or plasma exchange followed by steroid.

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Conditions studied

  • Drug Induced Liver Injury
  • Chronic Liver Disease
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In context

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury

78 studies on the registry are indexed under Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; 22 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 96 is above the median of 80 across 39 interventional studies indexed under Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury.

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Lead sponsor

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India is the lead sponsor of 302 studies on the registry; 87 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Adults aged 18-75 years with previously known or unknown underlying CLD.
  2. Diagnosis of DILI based causality of assessment by RECAM.
  3. Severe DILI with bilirubin > 12mg/dl or INR>2, S.Bili >5 mg/dl.
  4. Consent to participate in the study (based on biopsy/imaging/or clinical criteria).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Active infection
  2. Contraindications to plasmapheresis (e.g., severe coagulopathy, hemodynamic instability, patients with sepsis, shock, poor P/F ratio).
  3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  4. HCC or any malignancy
  5. UGI bleed, uncontrolled HE
  6. Option LTx being considered
  7. S. Creatinine > 2mg/dL
  8. DILI ALF
  9. Alcoholic Hepatitis
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
96 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PLEX with SMT

    High Volume Plex with minimum 3 sessions on alternate days along with Standard treatment.

    Biological: High volume Plasma Exchange · Other: Standard Medical Treatment

  • Active comparator
    Standard Medical Treatment

    Standard treatment.

    Other: Standard Medical Treatment

Interventions

  • BiologicalHigh volume Plasma Exchange

    High volume Plasma Exchange with minimum 3 sessions on alternate days

  • OtherStandard Medical Treatment

    Standard Medical Treatment includes stopping the offending drug,nutrition,injection NAC,Tablet UDCA,steroid in DILI AIH

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Liver Transplant free survival at the end of 30 days between two groups.

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in arterial lactate levels, on lactate clearance at 0, 3, 5 days

    Time frame: 0, 3, 5 days

  2. Reduction in von Willebrand factor levels, endothelial function, and coagulopathy at 0 and 30 day.

    Time frame: 0 and 30 day.

  3. Changes in the inflammatory milieu, IL6, IL10, and TNF alpha at 0 and 30 day.

    Time frame: 0 and 30 day.

  4. Change in liver-related decompensation events (ascites, HE, variceal bleed) at 0, 3, 5,30, and 90 days.

    Time frame: 0, 3, 5,30, and 90 days.

  5. Change in serum bilirubin and bile acids clearance at 0, 3, 5,30 and 90 days.

    Time frame: 0, 3, 5,30 and 90 days.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS)
    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi 110070, India
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 28, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06797011
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 28, 2025
Start date
Jan 25, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 28, 2025

Study contacts

Dr Khushboo Yadav, MD
Contact
ky29277@gmail.com
01146300000
Dr Shasthry SM, DM
Contact
shasthry@gmail.com
01146300000

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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