Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
In the Belgian adult population more than half, and numbers are still increasing, of the population is overweight or obese. These people are at risk to develop NAFLD. However, we lack epidemiological data in Belgium. Therefore, it is important to do epidemiological studies to investigate NAFLD prevalence and disease severity based on a non-invasive approach and evaluate how patients are to be referred.
Interventions
OTHERscreening
The determination of the prevalence of NAFLD in a general population in Flanders, Belgium
Sponsors
Hasselt University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older, * able to understand Dutch, * able to understand the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* secondary causes of steatosis * excessive alcohol abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CLDQ-NAFLD | baseline | The determination of the prevalence of NAFLD in a general population in Flanders, Belgium by using A disease-specific quality of life instrument for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) | baseline | SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures. These measures rely upon patient self-reporting and are now widely utilized by managed care organizations and by Medicare for routine monitoring and assessment of care outcomes in adult patients. |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed