Deep Phenotyping of Peripheral Blood Cells and Circulating Factors in Metabolic Diseases

NCT ID: NCT06396871

Last Updated: 2024-05-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-16

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this cross-sectional observational study is to to perform a thorough characterization of the quantitative and qualitative differences in peripheral blood cells, and circulating factors (proteins, metabolites, lipids, extracellular vesicles) in different stages of several metabolic diseases (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) that share common pathophysiological mechanisms and in comparison with adult healthy controls. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* Which are the quantitative (number and concentration) and qualtitative (characteristics, functional assays) differences in platelets in patients with metabolic diseases vs subjects without metabolic diseases
* Which are the quantitative (number and concentration) and qualtitative (characteristics, functional assays) differences in leucocytes or circulating molecules in patients with metabolic diseases vs subjects without metabolic diseases

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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NAFLD Diabetes Mellitus Obesity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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High risk - Liver Fibrosis

1. FIB-4 score ≥ 1.3 AND
2. Fibroscan measurement ≥ 8kPa

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Low risk - Liver Fibrosis

Fibroscan measurements \< 8kPa

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Steatotic Liver Disease

Diagnosis of steatosis in ultrasound AND CAP \> 275 dB/m

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

No Steatotic Liver Disease

No steatosis in liver ultrasound AND CAP ≤ 275 dB/m

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Diabetes

1. HbA1c ≥ 6.5% OR/AND
2. Fasting Glucose \> 126 mg/dl OR/AND
3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT \> 200 mg/dl AND/OR history of Diabetes, treated with at least one antidiabetic medication

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Prediabetes

1. HbA1c \>5.7 AND \<6.5% OR/AND
2. Fasting Glucose 100-125 mg/dl OR/AND
3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT between 140-200 mg/dl

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Normal glucose tolerance

1. HbA1c \< 5.7% AND
2. Fasting glucose \< 100 mg/dl AND
3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT \<140 mg/dl and no history of Diabetes

Oral glucose tolerance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Liver Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Fibroscan of the Liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Interventions

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Oral glucose tolerance test

75g of a standardized glucose solution followed by blood draw at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Liver Ultrasound

A crude assessment of liver status in order to identify the presence of steatosis or not will take place with ultrasound.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Fibroscan of the Liver

FibroScan non-invasively measures the stiffness of the liver by capturing and calculating the speed of a shear wave as it travels through the liver (vibration controlled transient elastography).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Magentic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the liver

The exact calculation of liver fat with proton density fat fraction will take place with MRI.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1\. Age \> 18 years old


1. High risk group for significant liver fibrosis

1\. FIB-4 score ≥ 1.3 AND 2. Fibroscan measurement ≥ 8kPa
2. Steatotic Liver Disease group

1\. Diagnosis of steatosis in ultrasound AND CAP \> 275 dB/m
3. Prediabetes

1. HbA1c \>5.7 AND \<6.5% OR/AND
2. Fasting Glucose 100-125 mg/dl OR/AND
3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT between 140-200 mg/dl
4. Diabetes 1. HbA1c ≥ 6.5% OR/AND 2. Fasting Glucose \> 126 mg/dl OR/AND 3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT \> 200 mg/dl

If a subject does not fulfil the additional criteria for participating in a case group, then he/she will be included in the respective control group which will be:

A#) Low risk for significant liver fibrosis 1. Fibroscan measurements \< 8kPa B#) No steatosis group

1\. No steatosis in liver ultrasound AND CAP ≤ 275 dB/m C#) Normal glucose tolerance test group
1. HbA1c \< 5.7% AND
2. Fasting glucose \< 100 mg/dl AND
3. Glucose at 120 min of OGTT \<140 mg/dl

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diabetes mellitus Typ 1
2. BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2
3. Transfusion of blood or major bleeding in the last six months
4. Anaemia with haemoglobin \< 9,0 g/dl
5. Chronic alcohol or drug abuse
6. Presence of any acute or chronic liver disease apart from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (i.e. viral, autoimmune or alcoholic hepatitis, haemochromatosis, Morbus Wilson etc.)
7. Systemic infections (CRP \> 1 mg/dl)
8. Medications that affect blood glucose levels (e.g. antidiabetics \[except from the subjects forming the diabetes group\], steroids) in the last six months
9. Medications that affect coagulation (e.g. anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents) in the last six months
10. Medications that affect immune function (e.g. immunosuppressive drugs) in the last six months
11. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
12. Severe psychic disorders
13. Inability to follow the study protocol
14. Have any medical condition unsuitable for inclusion in the study, in the opinion of the investigator

1. Pacemaker
2. Artificial heart valve
3. Metal prosthesis
4. Implanted magnetic metal parts
5. Spirals
6. Fixed metal dental braces
7. Acupuncture needle
8. Insulin pumps
9. By MRI \> 3 Tesla: Tattoos, permanent eyeliner
10. Claustrophobia or any other condition, such as psychiatric disorder, that in the opinion of the investigator may prevent the participant from following and completing the protocol
11. Subject dimensions not allowing the performance of MRI
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Technische Universität Dresden

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Study Center for Metabolic Diseases

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Nikolaos Perakakis, MD

Role: CONTACT

+4935145813651

Ingo Weigmann, MD

Role: CONTACT

+4935145811723

Facility Contacts

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Nikolaos Perakakis, MD

Role: primary

+49 351 458 13651

Ingo Weigmann, MD

Role: backup

+49 351 458 11723

Other Identifiers

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BO-EK-508112022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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