Status:

RECRUITING

Comparison of Two sTRAtegies For the Non-Invasive Diagnosis of advanCed Liver Fibrosis in NAFLD

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Angers

Conditions:

NAFLD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

NAFLD, closely linked to overweight and insulin resistance, has reached 25% prevalence worldwide. Advanced liver fibrosis(ALF) must be accurately diagnosed in NAFLD because it defines a subgroup of pa...

Detailed Description

FIB4-FS and the eLIFT-FMVCTE were previosuly directly compared in a database of biopsy-proven NAFLD patients. These two algorithms showed a very good \>80% diagnostic accuracy for advanced fibrosis an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Presence of NAFLD as defined by :
  • The presence of liver steatosis as assessed by ultrasonography (bright liver) or magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy (fat fraction \>5.6%) or Controlled Attenuation Parameter (≥248 dB/m)
  • The absence of steatosis-inducing drugs (systemic corticosteroids, methotrexate, amiodarone, tamoxifen)
  • The absence of excessive alcohol consumption (\<210 g/week in men or \<140 g/week in women)
  • The absence of other causes of chronic liver disease (chronic viral hepatitis B or C, hemochromatosis, auto-immune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson disease alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency).
  • Age ≥18 years and ≤80 years
  • Affiliated person or beneficiary of a social security regime
  • Written informed consent of the patient who agree to comply with the study protocol.

Exclusion

  • Decompensated cirrhosis (ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, liver failure, hepato-renal syndrome)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Inability to safely undergo liver biopsy
  • Participation in other intervention study with drug protocol treatment in progress at the time of inclusion or within one month prior to inclusion in the study.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient woman
  • Person restricted by judicial or administrative decision
  • Person under psychiatric care under restraint
  • Person subject to a legal protection measure
  • Person unable to express consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 7 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 7 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

1045 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04681573

Start Date

April 7 2022

End Date

December 7 2028

Last Update

November 18 2025

Active Locations (20)

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1

University Hospital of Angers

Angers, France

2

University Hospital of Besançon

Besançon, France

3

Avicenne Hospital (Greater Paris University Hospitals)

Bobigny, France

4

University Hospital of Dijon

Dijon, France