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Testing How Reliable Ultrasound Measurement is for Screening Liver Fat in Healthy Young Adults.

Reproducibility And Reference Range Of The Hepato-Renal Echogenicity Index In Healthy Young Adults: A Quantitative Ultrasound Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/107019
Enrollment
70
Registered
2026-03-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Manojkumar A
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Age between 18 and 30 years. 2)Healthy volunteers with no known chronic illness. 3)Willingness to provide informed written consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Known history of chronic liver disease, renal disease, or Diabetes Mellitus. 2)BMI more than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (Exclusion of overt obesity, which is a key risk factor for steatosis). 3)History of heavy alcohol consumption, pregnancy, or consumption of a large, high-fat meal within 2 hours of the scan.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Inter-observer Reliability of Hepato-Renal Index (HRI)Timepoint: At the time of image analysis—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Establishment of Normal Reference range & Correlation with BMITimepoint: 4 weeks following completion of data collection for 70 subjects.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. M Bharathi

Navodaya Medical College Hospital And Research Centre

manojkumar.rd@navodaya.edu.in7899946321

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026