# Biomarkers for the Detection of Heavy Alcohol Use in Patients With and Without Liver Disease

> **NCT02873663** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Alcohol Abuse
- Liver Disease

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Plasma and head hair collection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02873663
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2010-12
- **Primary completion:** 2025-08
- **Final completion:** 2025-08
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02873663

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02873663, "Biomarkers for the Detection of Heavy Alcohol Use in Patients With and Without Liver Disease". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02873663. Licensed CC0.

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