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Screening With FibroTouch for Advanced Liver Fibrosis in NAFLD Patients With Underlying Type 2 Diabetes

Screening With FibroTouch for Advanced Liver Fibrosis in NAFLD Patients With Underlying Type 2 Diabetes:A Registry and Diagnostic Cohort Study

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03525769
Enrollment
10000
Registered
2018-05-16
Start date
2018-05-05
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2018-05-16

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Conditions

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Brief summary

This study is aimed at calculating the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non- alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes in China, evaluating the diagnostic efficacy of FibroTouch for hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in these patients, analyzing the long-term prognosis and screening potential risk factors in patients with both type 2 diabetes and NAFLD. This study will use FibroTouch to screen NAFLD, NASH cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes, compare the results with liver tissue biopsy to assess the clinical value of FibroTouch for the screening of NAFLD in diabetics, then investigate the clinical significance of FibroTouch in assessing the long-term prognosis of patients with diabetes and NAFLD in a prospective cohort, screen risk factors for diabetes with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis.

Detailed description

This study is a multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study. We plan to include 10,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, and use FibroTouch to screen for NAFLD, NASH cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in these patients. In the group of patients who experienced liver biopsies in clinical practice, we compare their FibroTouch results and liver biopsy pathology results, to evaluate the clinical value of FibroTouch in diagnosing NAFLD, NASH cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in diabetics. We will calculate the incidence and analyze risk factors of NAFLD, NASH cirrhosis and advanced fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes. All patients will be followed-up for 5 years (once a year for patients without cirrhosis, twice a year for patients with cirrhosis), to observed endpoint events. This study will explore the significance of FibroTouch result and other clinical indicators in assessing the long-term prognosis of diabetic patients with NAFLD.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTFibroTouch

FibroTouch is a non-invasive image-guided integrated detection system, providing an integrated detection and comprehensive evaluation program for hepatic fibrosis and hepatic steatosis. The FibroTouch is a completely non-invasive liver testing device that can obtain the following results: 1. Liver Fibrosis: quantitative results of hepatic fibrosis; 2. Fatness: quantitative result of hepatic steatosis; 3. Liver tissue morphology: detected by ultrasound imaging.

Sponsors

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed as type 2 diabetes mellitus(fulfill at least one of the followings): 1. Random plasma glucose levels ≥11.1 mmol/L (twice or more on different days, or once with typical symptoms of diabetes); 2. Fasting plasma glucose levels ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (twice or more on different days, or once with typical symptoms of diabetes); 3. 2h plasma glucose level ≥11.1 mmol/L(twice or more on different days, or once with typical symptoms of diabetes); 4. Previously diagnosed as type 2 diabetes mellitus, plasma glucose level is normal under the current diabetes treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* Type 1 diabetes or other types of diabetes; * Acute or chronic infection; * Other diseases that cause secondary diabetes: such as pancreatic disease, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, glucagonoma, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, somatostatin, aldosteronoma, etc.; * Using drugs that cause secondary diabetes (glucocorticoid, thyroid hormone, phenytoin, alpha-interferon, etc.) * Hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg+), or hepatitis C antibody positive (Anti-HCV+), or other liver diseases such as alcoholic liver disease; * Alcohol intake ≥140g/week for men (or ≥70 g/week for women); * Diagnosed with HCC or other malignancy (in accordance with the appropriate diagnostic criteria); * Drugs secondary to fatty liver (tamoxifen, amiodarone, valproate, methotrexate, glucocorticoids, etc.). * During pregnancy or breastfeeding;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Death5 yearsNoticed death of patient at follow-up visit

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Liver steatosis5 yearsLiver steatosis detected by FibroTouch, or liver biopsy
Advanced fibrosis, compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis5 yearsAdvanced fibrosis, compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis detected by FibroTouch, ultrasound, CT, MRI or liver biopsy
Hepatocellular carcinom5 yearsHepatocellular carcinoma detected by CT, MRI or liver biopsy

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Extrahepatic tumors5 yearsDiagnosed by oncologists
Chronic kidney disease5 yearsDiagnosed by nephrologists
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases5 yearsDiagnosed by cardiologists or neurologist

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactJinjun Chen
chjj@smu.edu.cn8618588531001
Backup ContactYali Ji
jiyl09@163.com8615210580706

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026