Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography to help living liver donors and their recipients
Official title: Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Living Liver Donors and Its Relationship With Post Operative Recipient Biliary Complications - Open Label Randomised Controlled Trial
Run by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India · NCT07715500 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests whether preoperative MRCP imaging can help select living liver donors and reduce biliary complications in recipients.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 55 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 100 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (New Delhi) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | July 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | July 15, 2026 |
| Study ends | August 30, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | July 20, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07715500 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are prospective voluntary healthy liver donors aged 18–55 who meet standard donor criteria.
✕Probably not a fit
Donors with certain biliary anatomies or anatomical variants excluded by the study criteria may not benefit from this imaging approach.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This interventional study examines how magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) maps biliary anatomy in living liver donors. It aims to inform donor selection and surgical planning to improve biliary reconstruction in liver transplantation. The approach relies on MRCP as a noninvasive imaging step before surgery. The study emphasizes intraoperative confirmation of biliary anatomy as part of the planning process. The setting is a single center in New Delhi, India.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, MRCP mapping could reduce biliary complications for recipients and improve donor safety through better surgical planning.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work supports the value of detailed biliary imaging for donor selection and surgical planning, though the exact impact of MRCP in this setting is being explored.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All prospective voluntary healthy liver donor of age 18-55 Exclusion Criteria: * Type C/D Portal vein anatomy * Left sided Gallbladder * Right Posterior Graft * Recipients undergoing Hepaticojejunostomy
Where it's running
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New Delhi, India Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Dr Atul Renjit, MBBS, MS, DNB
- Email: atulrenjit@gmail.com
- Phone: +91 9632060230
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.