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Use of Shear Wave Elastography to Assess Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

NCT03587298 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to test a non-invasive imaging technique to reliably diagnose NAFLD in children and adolescents with obesity and assess the degree of fibrosis.

Conditions

  • NAFLD

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Real-Time (Supersonic)- 2D shear wave elastography (rt-SWE)

The SWE is carried out intercostally. If possible, the patient should hold the breath for 5-10 seconds. So-called colour charts are used, which indicate the derived liver stiffness in colour-coded form. In addition to the visual assessment of these colour charts, the quantitative ROI-based measurement of the SWE in kPa is performed in the "hardest" appearing areas. The measurement is performed at 5 different sites of the liver parenchyma and all SWE values are recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • RWTH Aachen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Angeliki Pappas, Dr. med. · Paediatric Clinic; RWTH Aachen University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-15
Primary Completion
2021-07-31
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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