# Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of Ascites Infection in End-stage Liver Diseases

> **NCT04125654** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University** · enrollment: 300 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Ascites Infection

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** mNGS for pathogen detection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04125654
- **Lead sponsor:** Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2019-08-12
- **Primary completion:** 2020-11-30
- **Final completion:** 2021-02-28
- **Target enrollment:** 300 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-14

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04125654

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04125654, "Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of Ascites Infection in End-stage Liver Diseases". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04125654. Licensed CC0.

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