Accurate Point of Care Liver Disease Diagnostics

NCT ID: NCT05986916

Last Updated: 2025-10-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-03

Study Completion Date

2025-11-30

Brief Summary

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This research study is being conducted to find out more about techniques to non-invasively evaluate liver disease. The investigators are testing a new technology to evaluate the liver (LiverScope®), and they will compare it to other methods to evaluate the liver, including advanced conventional liver MR and liver FibroScan® ultrasound exams. MR exams and FibroScan® ultrasound exams are common exams used to monitor NAFLD. Conventional MR scanners use magnetic fields and radio waves to make pictures of the liver. LiverScope® is a small, portable MR-based device that uses similar, but simplified technology, and can be used on top of an exam table in an outpatient setting. LiverScope® currently is not approved for clinical use.

In this study the investigators will learn how LiverScope® measurements of the liver compare to MR.

Study participants will be asked to complete a one-time visit which includes:

* LiverScope exam
* MR exam
* FibroScan exam (optional)
* Blood draw
* Completion of study questionnaires

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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NAFLD Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Single arm

This is a single arm study in which all participants undergo the same research procedures.

Liverscope® exam

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will undergo a LiverScope® examination to measure liver proton density fat fraction (PDFF, primary) and T1 and T2 values (exploratory).

MR exam

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will undergo an advanced MR examination to measure liver PDFF, T1, T2, and liver stiffness values.

FibroScan® exam (optional)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants may undergo a FibroScan® exam (optional) to evaluate liver fat and liver stiffness.

Blood draw

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will undergo a blood draw (approximately 10 mL) for measurement of CBC, platelets, and complete metabolic panel with transaminases.

Body measurements

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will have their height, weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference measured.

Questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires to collect information about their alcohol consumption, history of cigarette smoking, presence of diabetes, and history of liver disease and medications

Interventions

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Liverscope® exam

Participants will undergo a LiverScope® examination to measure liver proton density fat fraction (PDFF, primary) and T1 and T2 values (exploratory).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MR exam

Participants will undergo an advanced MR examination to measure liver PDFF, T1, T2, and liver stiffness values.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan® exam (optional)

Participants may undergo a FibroScan® exam (optional) to evaluate liver fat and liver stiffness.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood draw

Participants will undergo a blood draw (approximately 10 mL) for measurement of CBC, platelets, and complete metabolic panel with transaminases.

Intervention Type OTHER

Body measurements

Participants will have their height, weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference measured.

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaires

Participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires to collect information about their alcohol consumption, history of cigarette smoking, presence of diabetes, and history of liver disease and medications

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age:18 years or older
* Known or clinically suspected NAFLD
* Weight less than 350 lbs (safety limit of MR scanner table)
* Able to lie on LiverScope® diagnostic table for about 15 min
* Able to hold breath repeatedly for about 20 s during MR and LiverScope® exams
* Willing and able to undergo all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* VA patient only; not a UCSD patient
* UCSD or Livivos study personnel
* MR contraindication(s)
* Potential participant states that she knows that she is pregnant, thinks she may be pregnant or states she is trying to become pregnant\*
* Known chronic liver disease other than NAFLD
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Livivos, Inc.

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Claude Sirlin

Professor of Radiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Claude B Sirlin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Diego

Locations

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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R43DK135225-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R43EB034626-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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806222

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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