Fibroscan® and Its Dedicated Probes Efficiency in Obese Patients

November 15, 2010 updated by: Echosens
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the XL probe for estimating degree of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis in obese patients > 28 kg/m² with various liver diseases in patients with chronic liver disease scheduled for a liver biopsy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

300

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N
        • Calgary University Hospital
    • Ontario
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
        • London University Hospital
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6H 3M1
        • Toronto Liver Centre
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
        • Toronto Western General Hospital
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 3J4
        • Saint-Luc University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient of at least 18 years of age
  • Patient able to give written informed consent form
  • Patient with a BMI superior or equal to 28kg/m²
  • Patient scheduled to have a liver biopsy within 1 month after the enrollment or with a liver biopsy performed within 6 months before the enrollment.
  • Patient for which abdominal ultrasound is technically possible

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent
  • Confirmed diagnosis and/or history of malignancy, or other terminal disease
  • Patients with clinical ascites
  • Pregnant women
  • Patient with a BMI < 28 kg/m²
  • Patients with any active implantable medical device (such as pacemaker or defibrillator)
  • Transplanted patient and patient with heart disease
  • Refusal to undergo a liver biopsy

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
diagnosis accuracy for the assement of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis
Time Frame: at enrollement
at enrollement

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Echosens

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 22, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 23, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2010

Last Verified

November 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • M111

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