Skip to content

A Study to Evaluate Liver Stiffness With Shear Wave Elastography

A Prospective Study of Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography for Assessment of Liver Fibrosis

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05097963
Enrollment
63
Registered
2021-10-28
Start date
2022-01-19
Completion date
2023-01-12
Last updated
2023-11-30

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

Conditions

Advanced Cirrhosis, Advanced Fibrosis, Chronic Liver Disease

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) shear wave elastography in liver fibrosis staging in both normal subjects and subjects with advanced liver fibrosis/cirrhosis

Detailed description

This is a prospective, paired study. Study subjects who are scheduled to undergo EUS at Mayo Clinic will be identified through Epic. Chart review will be performed including review of prior imaging, medical history, and laboratory results as available in Epic to determine study eligibility. Subjects without history of chronic liver disease (screened by low FIB-4 score) and those with known advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis will be eligible for the study. Eligible study subjects will then be contacted either before, or at the time of their endoscopy procedure to discuss study participation. All subjects will then receive standard clinical care based on the indication for the EUS procedure. During the EUS procedure, study subjects with undergo shear wave measurements obtained in a non-invasive manner as part of the endosonographic evaluation of the liver. 10 measurements (including shear wave velocity (Vs), elastic modulus (E)) will be obtained for point SWE (pSWE). Measurements will be obtained from both left and right lobes of liver unless technically infeasible to do so. Study subjects will then undergo a paired MR elastography (same day or at later date) after completion of EUS and only if consistent and reliable shear wave measurements were obtained (e.g., VsN \> 70%(reliability index of each measurement expressed in percentages), IQR/M (interquartile range/ Median) is \<15% for Vs and \<30% for E). Enrolled study subjects who had undergone a previous MRE (within 6 months of enrollment) would be eligible for the study, without the need to undergo further research MRE. After completion of MR elastography, the subjects will then continue through their routine clinical care and will not be followed up by research staff. The expected duration of subject participation is anticipated to begin at the time of study enrollment and terminate after completion of MR elastography. There will be no additional follow up.

Interventions

Software to determine stiffness of liver for evaluating liver fibrosis.

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Adults over 18 years of age who are undergoing EUS procedures. * Subjects with history of chronic liver disease, advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis * Subjects without any history of chronic liver disease * Subjects who underwent MR elastography within six (6) months of enrollment will be eligible to participate in the study. * Subjects able to give appropriate consent to the study or have an appropriate representative to do so.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who may have MRI-incompatible metal implants/devices. * Subjects with severe claustrophobia who may not tolerate MR elastography.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Shear Wave ElastographybaselineEUS shear wave elastography accuracy obtained by Elastic modulus measurements automatically calculated and a median of 10 readings is generated. Measured as kilopascals (kPA)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
EUS Shear Wave Elastography
Subjects who underwent EUS for clinical indications. EUS shear wave measurements were gathered and studied to determine diagnostic accuracy when compared to MR Elastography. Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography: Software to determine stiffness of liver for evaluating liver fibrosis.
63
Total63

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyProtocol Violation13
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject21

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEUS Shear Wave Elastography
Age, Continuous52 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
60 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
60 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
63 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
32 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
31 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 63
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 63
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 63

Outcome results

Primary

Median Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Shear Wave Elastography

EUS shear wave elastography accuracy obtained by Elastic modulus measurements automatically calculated and a median of 10 readings is generated. Measured as kilopascals (kPA)

Time frame: baseline

Population: Data was not collected or analyzed for 34 subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
EUS Shear Wave ElastographyMedian Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Shear Wave Elastography0.11 kPA

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026