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Liver DiseasesDIACEPANCT04782050

Non-invasive Ultrasound Diagnosis of Chronic Liver Diseases in Hepatology Consultation

A study testing Ultrasound liver assessment in people with Liver Diseases and Liver Cirrhosis, run by E-Scopics at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Early screening and monitoring of chronic liver diseases in hepatology practice has become crucial. To achieve this goal, hepatology clinics need simple and available tools at the point-of-care to perform disease severity assessment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
Ultrasound liver assessment
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
15 Sep 2021to 29 Aug 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient with known chronic liver disease and referred to the outpatient hepatology clinic for a consultation focused on chronic liver disease severity assessment, independently of the study (=in routine patient care).
  • Patient who voluntarily consents to participate in the study, after being informed on study objectives and personal rights
  • Patient who is registered to the French social security program

Who cannot join

  • Adult patients under guardianship
  • Adult patients not being under guardianship, unable to express consent for participation
  • Pregnant women
  • Breastfeeding women
  • Patients under deprivation of liberty
  • In-hospital patients not having given their consent to participate, or admitted in emergency
  • Patients admitted in social and care centers for other reasons than those of the research
  • Patients enrolled in other studies that have the potential to interfere with current research, or during the exclusion period forced by their participation in other research.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Bordeaux University Hospital

    Pessac, 33600

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Diagnostic échographique Non-invasif Des Maladies Chroniques du Foie en Consultation d'hépatologie

Early screening and monitoring of chronic liver diseases in hepatology practice has become crucial. To achieve this goal, hepatology clinics need simple and available tools at the point-of-care to perform disease severity assessment. The objective of this study is to assess the performance of a new non-invasive ultrasound-based system for the assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis severity, via ultrasound biomarkers such as tissue stiffness (correlated to fibrosis severity) and ultrasound tissue attenuation (correlated to steatosis extent).

Read the detailed description

The study will enroll adult patients with known chronic liver disease, and referred to a hepatology outpatient visit for liver fibrosis assessment.

Performances will be assessed from correlation coefficients between biomarkers estimated by the medical device subject of the research and reference measurements obtained non-invasively from other commercially available equipment.

Repeatability and reproducibility of biomarkers estimations by the medical device subject of the research will be assessed from intraclass correlation coefficients.

Being tested
Ultrasound liver assessment
Keywords
Elastography, Attenuation, Sound speed, Ultrasound
Medical subject headings
Liver Diseases, Liver Cirrhosis, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ultrasound liver assessmentDevice

    Also called Elastography, Ultrasound attenuation, Sound speed

    The intervention consists in an ultrasound exam performed with the ultrasound medical device subject of the research.

Study groups in NCT04782050
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study armExperimentalNot described
Receives: Device: Ultrasound liver assessment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Correlation of biomarkers to existing biomarker references

    Biomarkers measurements performed with the device subject of the research and commercially available equipment (2 other devices used in routine care) will be compared by analysis of correlation. The analysis outcome will be the R² coefficient and its p value.

    Measured: At study completion, 1 year

  2. Diagnostic performance of biomarkers in research

    Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve will be used an a general assessment of diagnostic performance against dichotomized population according to commercially available diagnostic biomarkers.

    Conventional diagnostic estimators in the studied population will be derived from the ROC analysis: sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and diagnostic accuracy.

    Measured: At study completion, 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Repeatability intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)

    Repeatability will be assessed by calculating the ICC across 2 series of measurements performed by the same operator.

    Measured: At study completion, 1 year

  2. Reproducibility intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)

    Reproducibility will be assessed by calculating the ICC across 2 series of measurements performed by 2 different operators.

    Measured: At study completion, 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Mar 2021
  2. Study start15 Sep 2021
  3. Primary completion29 Aug 2022
  4. Study completion29 Aug 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
All patients recruited will receive routine care for liver assessment followed by an exam using the device subject of the research.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04782050
Sponsor's protocol ID
ES201
Other IDs
2021-A00612-39, 21.01563.000015
Acronym
DIACEPA
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
1 Mar 2021
Last updated
25 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ultrasound liver assessment in people with Liver Diseases and Liver Cirrhosis, run by E-Scopics at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Correlation of biomarkers to existing biomarker references (time frame: At study completion, 1 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Apr 2023.

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