Is There a Relationship Between Uric Acid Level and Liver Fibrosis in Obese Patients

NCT ID: NCT07168551

Last Updated: 2025-09-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

111 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-01

Brief Summary

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1. Identifying the association between hyperuricemia and NAFLD can lead to early detection and prevention of liver fibrosis in adult obese patients.
2. Understanding the relationship between hyperuricemia and NAFLD can inform targeted therapy, such as urate-lowering treatment, to potentially slow disease progression.

3 - To examine the relationship between serum uric acid levels and liver fibrosis severity\*: Assessing the correlation between serum uric acid levels and the severity of liver fibrosis in adult obese patients with NAFLD.

4- To identify potential mechanisms underlying the association\*: Exploring the potential mechanisms by which hyperuricemia may contribute to the development and progression of NAFLD and liver fibrosis in adult obese patients.

Detailed Description

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Hyperuricemia is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whereas whether the association differed by hyperuricemia onset age remained unclear. This study sought to investigate the associations of hyperuricemia onset age with the risk of incident NAFLD across adulthood.

Obesity has been demonstrated to show a consistent link with the increased possibility of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Since both serum uric acid (SUA) and obesity are essential components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), it is uncertain whether the incidence of NAFLD results from serum uric acid, obesity, or other potential factors based on previous studies.

Conditions

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Hyperuricemia NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) Liver Fibrosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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1- obese +-nafld+- fibrosis

Obese patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease with fibrosis

*Lab Methods:* 1- Serum Uric Acid levels 2-Liver Function Tests 3- Lipid Profile . 4- Haemoglobin A1c level . 5- Serum glucose level .

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lab methods

*Imaging Studies:* 1- Ultrasound 2 - FibroScan

Intervention Type RADIATION

Imaging

Instruments:* 1- *Automated Analyzers*: Used for blood tests, such as serum uric acid and liver function tests.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Instrument

obese +- hyperuricemia +- nfld+- fibrosis

Obese patients with hyperuricemia and non alcoholic liver disease and fibrosis

*Lab Methods:* 1- Serum Uric Acid levels 2-Liver Function Tests 3- Lipid Profile . 4- Haemoglobin A1c level . 5- Serum glucose level .

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lab methods

*Imaging Studies:* 1- Ultrasound 2 - FibroScan

Intervention Type RADIATION

Imaging

Instruments:* 1- *Automated Analyzers*: Used for blood tests, such as serum uric acid and liver function tests.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Instrument

Healthy controls

Healthy controls

*Lab Methods:* 1- Serum Uric Acid levels 2-Liver Function Tests 3- Lipid Profile . 4- Haemoglobin A1c level . 5- Serum glucose level .

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lab methods

*Imaging Studies:* 1- Ultrasound 2 - FibroScan

Intervention Type RADIATION

Imaging

Instruments:* 1- *Automated Analyzers*: Used for blood tests, such as serum uric acid and liver function tests.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Instrument

Interventions

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*Lab Methods:* 1- Serum Uric Acid levels 2-Liver Function Tests 3- Lipid Profile . 4- Haemoglobin A1c level . 5- Serum glucose level .

Lab methods

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

*Imaging Studies:* 1- Ultrasound 2 - FibroScan

Imaging

Intervention Type RADIATION

Instruments:* 1- *Automated Analyzers*: Used for blood tests, such as serum uric acid and liver function tests.

Instrument

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age: Adults (typically 18-65 years old)

2 - Body Mass Index (BMI): Obese patients with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²

3- Hyperuricemia : Elevated serum uric acid levels (typically \> 7 mg/dL for men and \> 6 mg/dL for women)

Exclusion Criteria

* excessive alcohol consumption ( \> 20 gm /day in men and 10 in g /day in women )

2- use of steatogenic within the past 6 months

3- positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antibody

4- Drug induced liver injury and autoimmune hepatitis

5 - cirrhosis and other causes of liver disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aya Adel Mahmoud Abu Shady

Internal medicine Resident doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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UNLF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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