Centre for Clinical Research Excellence to improve outcomes in chronic liver disease

该中心将提供新的信息，以改善慢性肝病患者的临床结果。在全科医生推荐的肝脏检测异常的人中，三分之二患有丙型肝炎或非酒精性脂肪性肝炎。该中心旨在开发非侵入性方法来识别进展性肝病患者，并将评估生活方式调整(饮食和运动)是否改善肝脏损伤和纤维化进展。他们希望通过纠正营养问题、骨质疏松症以及更早发现和治疗肝癌来改善正在等待肝移植的晚期肝硬变患者的健康和存活率。该计划为全科医生、专家、护士、营养师、运动医学和其他卫生保健专业人员的临床研究培训奠定了基础。

This Centre will provide new information to improve clinical outcomes for people with chronic liver disease. Among people referred by GPs with abnormal liver tests, two thirds have hepatitis C or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The Centre aims to develop non-invasive ways to identify those with progressive liver disease, and will assess whether lifestyle adjustments (diet and exercise) improve liver injury and fibrosis progression. They hope to improve the health and survival of people with advanced stage cirrhosis who are waiting for a liver transplant by correcting nutritional problems, osteoporosis and earlier detection and treatment of liver cancer. The program forms the basis for clinical research training for GPs, specialists, nurses, dieticians, sports medicine and other health care professionals.