Clinical trials: Liver Stiffness
Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness
Effect of Malnutrition on Liver and Spleen Stiffness in Children
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on liver and spleen stiffness in children using shear wave elastography.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06932445)
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mehmet Akif AĞIR
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Early Vascular Ageing in the YOUth
This is a single-center observational study on adolescents to determine predictors of the early steps of the formation of atherosclerosis and to quantify their influence on Intima-Media-Thickness of the carotid artery and the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Pathology
- Trial name
- EVA4YOU (NCT04598685)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Liver Diseases
Normal Liver Stiffness by MR Elastography
Healthy children will be recruited to under Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)along with MR elastography to determine normal liver stiffness values.
- Trial name
- NCT03235414
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Evaluation of Fontan-associated Hepatic Stiffness and the Efficacy of Udenafil in Reducing Liver Stiffness
A study to evaluate the efficacy of MZ101 therapy in reducing liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- FALD (NCT03430583)
- Testing
- Udenafil
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
Liver Stiffness Measurement Predicts VOD/SOS Development (ELASTOVOD ITALIAN MULTICENTRIC STUDY)
ELASTOVOD is a prospective multicenter study, involving several centers of Onco-haematology in Italy. Investigators perform hepatic elastographic measurements (with Transient Elastography, ARFI or 2D-SWE) on patients undergoing…
- Conditions
- Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
- Trial name
- ELASTOVOD (NCT03426358)
- Testing
- LSM assessed by Elastographic Techniques
- Where
- 37 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness
Normal Pediatric Liver and Spleen SWE
This observational study aims to determine normal liver and spleen stiffness values in healthy children using shear wave elastography (SWE).
- Conditions
- Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography in Healthy Children, Normal Organ Elasticity
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06930066)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Overweight and Obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerotic Risk in Children
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a serious health condition in overweight children which can lead to heart disease. This project will examine the links between liver health and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02383485)
- Testing
- Exercise, After-school program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Fontans
Fontan Associated Liver Disease
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD), including the development of cardiac cirrhosis and liver neoplasms (benign and malignant), occurs in a majority of patients with congenital heart disease palliated with the Fontan…
- Trial name
- NCT03914196
- Testing
- Liver Stiffness Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Chronic Liver Disease
Determination of Liver Stiffness in Chronic Liver Disease Patients by Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging (ARFI) Ultrasound
A prospective, pilot study using acoustic radiation force imaging (ARFI) ultrasound (US) to quantify liver stiffness in children and young adults with chronic liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02652221
- Testing
- Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Liver Fibrosis
Development of Predictive Indicators of Homogeneous Propagation of Ultrasound and Elastic Waves During VCTE Examination
This is an European, prospective, interventional, and multicenter exploratory clinical investigation that will take place in 6 French sites and 200 patients will be included (adults and children).
- Trial name
- NCT04747457
- Testing
- Research FibroScan
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Echosens
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Adolescent
Effect of L-citrulline and HIIT on Arterial Stiffness, Body Composition, and Lipid Profile in Adolescents with Steatosis Associated with Metabolic Dysfunction (MASLD)
Obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) accelerate the appearance of arterial stiffness due to inflammatory and oxidative stress mechanisms producing increased vascular tone and increasing the…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Adolescent, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT05778266
- Testing
- L-citrulline, Carboxymethyl cellulose, High Intensity Intervals Training
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Guanajuato
Liver Fibroses
Increased Liver Stiffness: A Study of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Elastography
The goal of this study is to determine if ultrasound tools can be used to detect liver stiffness. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography and backscatter will be used to see if they can detect liver stiffness in…
- Trial name
- NCT03382119
- Testing
- Ultrasound with ARFI (acoustic radiation force impulse), Ultrasound with backscatter imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Single-ventricle, Hepatic Congestion
The Effect of Fontan Fenestration Closure on Hepatic Stiffness
The overarching goal of this project is to discern how closure of Fontan fenestrations in patients with single ventricle heart disease will affect hepatic congestion, a major determinant of chronic liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03481985
- Testing
- Fenestration status
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Liver Stiffness
Effect of Thoracic Diameter and Food Intake on Fibroscan® Results
The study aims to deliver scientific data regarding the accuracy of the two different-sized Fibroscan® probes on patients with different thoracic diameter to gain more knowledge of the handling and measuring quality of the…
- Trial name
- FS (NCT03947359)
- Testing
- Fibroscan Touch 502 M probe, Fibroscan Touch 502 S probe
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Liver Cirrhosis, Esophageal Varices
Two-dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography Evaluate Esophageal Varices Bleeding Risk of Liver Cirrhosis
The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of 2D-SWE for predicting the presence of esophageal varices and high-risk varices in patients with liver cirrhosis.
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Esophageal Varices, Liver Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT03989973
- Testing
- Gastroscopy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital