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General Description

The Childhood Liver Disease Research Network (ChiLDReN) is a collaborative team of doctors, scientists, nurses, research coordinators, medical facilities, patient support organizations and the National Institutes of Health. The ChiLDReN Network has clinical sites and research laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. These sites are working together to improve the lives of children and families dealing with rare cholestatic liver diseases. The ChiLDReN Network combines the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC) and the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium (CLiC), as well as new studies on cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD). The ChiLDReN Network was developed to support the discovery of new diagnostics, etiologic, and treatment options for ChiLDReN with liver disease, and those who undergo liver transplantation. The Network also supports training for the next generation of investigators in rare, pediatric liver diseases. One of the primary goals of the Network is to provide a way for patients to join with doctors and researchers by participating in research studies. The greater the collaboration between doctors and patients and their families, the more we can learn about rare liver diseases. This important first step is necessary if we are to find new and better treatments. Infants, ChiLDReN, and young adults with cholestasis (blockage of bile flow from the liver) who receive their medical care at one of the participating ChiLDReN centers may be eligible to enroll in current ChiLDReN studies. Patients who receive their medical care at other clinical facilities may also be eligible for ChiLDReN studies if they are able to visit a ChiLDReN site for regular research visits.

Related Studies

Related Studies Table
Acronym
Name
BARCBiliary Atresia Research Consortium
BASICBiliary Atresia Study in Infants and Children
CFLD PUSHPrediction by Ultrasound of the Risk of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
CLiCCholestatic Liver Disease Consortium
ChiLDReN-GeneticsChiLDReN Genetic Collection Protocol
ELASTIC-CFLongitudinal Assessment of Transient Elastography in Cystic Fibrosis
FORCEFibroScan in Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease
IMAGINE-IIExtension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Durability of Effect of LUM001 in the Treatment of Cholestatic Liver Disease in Pediatric Subjects with Alagille Syndrome
ITCHEfficacy and Safety of the Intestinal Bile Acid Transport (IBAT) Inhibitor LUM001 in the Treatment of Pruritus in Alagille Syndrome Patients
LOGICLongitudinal Study of Genetic Causes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis
MITOHEPA Longitudinal Study of Mitochondrial Hepatopathies
P001A Retrospective Study of Biliary Atresia Patients up to 2 Years of Age
P002Assessment of Inter-Observer Variability in the Histological Diagnosis of Infantile Cholestasis
PRIMEA Phase I/IIa Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Therapy Following Portoenterostomy in Infants with Biliary Atresia
PROBEA Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis
PSCProspective Observational Study of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children
PUSH-MREAnalysis of Prediction by Ultrasound of the Risk of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Cystic Fibrosis Cohort Using Advanced MRI to Characterize and Predict CF Liver Disease
STARTA Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Corticosteroid Therapy Following Portoenterostomy in Infants with Biliary Atresia
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