Implementation of the Fatty Liver Index in Primary Care (FLI-AP)

June 25, 2025 updated by: Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Implementation of the Fatty Liver Index in Primary Care for Patients at Risk of Hepatic Steatosis to Optimize Clinical Control: Randomized Clinical Trial

This trial aims to evaluate the impact on cardiovascular risk control in individuals in risk of being affected by hepatic steatosis through the implementation of a screening test (Fatty Liver Index) in Primary Care. Medical teams in a primary care center will be divided into 2 groups, with one group using the screening test in their clinical practice. The number of interventions on cardiovascular risk occurring in patients attended by each group of medical teams will be evaluated and compared.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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434

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: M Carmen Rosas, MD
  • Phone Number: +34 938 10 30 03
  • Email: mrosas@csapg.cat

Study Locations

  • Spain
    • Barcelona
      • Vilanova I La Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
        • Centro de Salud Vilanova i la Geltrú 3 Baix A Mar

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women aged 14 years and older.
  • Attended at the Basic Care Units (BCU) participating in the Primary Care Center Baix a Mar study.
  • Intention to undergo medical follow-up at the study center.
  • Body mass index ≥ 25.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • Alcohol consumption habit (Standard Drink Unit (SDU); one SDU equals 10 grams of alcohol. Risky consumption is considered from 4 SDUs in men and 2 SDUs in women).
  • Displaced patients not assigned to the study center.
  • Patients classified as Advanced Chronic Care Model or Complex Chronic Patient.
  • Participants diagnosed with any of the following pathologies: Chronic liver diseases, including hepatic steatosis; Dementia; Active oncological diseases
  • Cognitive or affective pathology that limits the ability to collaborate with lifestyle interventions carried out at the center.
  • Patients under the care of endocrinology specialists.
  • Participation in another clinical trial involving an experimental intervention during the period of this trial.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: FLI test implementation
A training session will be conducted for healthcare professionals on the risks of hepatic steatosis in patients with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. Additionally, professionals will be instructed in the use of the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) tool, validated for assessing the risk of steatosis. This tool will be implemented in the center's computer system, making it accessible via a link for the professionals receiving the intervention.
Other: FLI
Health professionals will use the FLI test in their clinical practice
No Intervention: control
This group of healthcare professionals will continue with their usual clinical practice.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Lifestyle Intervention
Time Frame: Month 6
Percentage of participants receiving a lifestyle intervention from the start of the study to month 6
Month 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Time Frame: Month 12
Value of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention
Month 12
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
Time Frame: Month 12
Value of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention
Month 12
Medical and nursing visits
Time Frame: Month 12
Number of medical and nursing visits in the year following the intervention.
Month 12
Analytical checks in the first year
Time Frame: Month 12
Percentage of patients who had not undergone previous analytical checks according to protocol and who undergo analysis in the first year after the start of the study.
Month 12
Lipid-lowering drugs
Time Frame: Month 12
Number of prescriptions for lipid-lowering drugs.
Month 12
Healthcare spending
Time Frame: Month 12
Analysis of healthcare spending associated with each intervention, using billing data from the center associated with the use of resources by the insured party.
Month 12
Triglycerides
Time Frame: Month 12
Value of triglycerides in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention
Month 12
FLI administration
Time Frame: Month 12
Percentage of patients with body mass index equal or more than 25 who have been administered the FLI
Month 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: M Carmen Rosas, MD, CSAPG

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
May 2, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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April 9, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 9, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 29, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 25, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CSAPG-58

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

IPD (without personal identification data) could be shared by requirement from other researchers after the end of the study, and only for research purposes and previous approval of promotor center of the study (CSAPG). Anyway, Spanish and European Union legal policy about data protection will strictly be followed (IPD will not be transferred outside European Union).

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication of main results of the study.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

IPD will be shared only for scientific research purposes and following the Spanish and European Union normative law about data protection. The requirements will be directed to the IP of the study. The IP will evaluate the request to verify and evaluate the data that is requested and the purposes for which it is requested. Next, the IP will transfer the request to the promotor center the study for the final decision.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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