Status:

RECRUITING

Prevalence and Predictors of Hepatic Steatosis in Persons Living With HIV

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

NAFLD

NAFLD-HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of liver conditions associated with fat accumulation that ranges from benign, non-progressive liver fat accumulation to severe liver injury, cirr...

Detailed Description

NAFLD is the most prevalent of all liver disorders and is the most common cause of chronic aminotransferase elevations in the United States. NAFLD also represents a major health threat worldwide, with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age or older
  • HIV-1, documented historically by any licensed rapid HIV test or HIV enzyme or chemiluminescence immunoassay (E/CIA) test kit and confirmed by a licensed Western blot or a second antibody test by a method other than the initial rapid HIV and/or E/CIA, or by HIV-1 antigen or plasma HIV-1 RNA.
  • On ART for 6 months prior to screening with HIV RNA \<200 copies/mL at entry

Exclusion

  • Evidence of current or prior chronic HBV, as marked by the presence of HBsAg in serum at any time prior to enrollment (patients with isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen, anti-HBc total, are not excluded)
  • Evidence of recent or current HCV as marked by the presence of anti-HCV antibody with detectable HCV RNA in serum within 3 years prior to enrollment. Participants with anti-HCV antibody positivity who have undetectable HCV RNA 3 years prior to enrollment (either due to spontaneous clearance or clearance with treatment) will be eligible to participate if HCV RNA at entry remains undetected.
  • Known other chronic liver disease, including but not limited to alpha-1- antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, polycystic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and primary biliary cholangitis. Note that alcohol-related liver disease is not exclusionary.
  • Disseminated or advanced malignancy
  • Pregnancy
  • Concomitant severe underlying systemic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with completion of study procedures
  • Inability to complete a FibroScan® VCTE scan:
  • Use of implantable active medical device such as a pacemaker or defibrillator
  • Wound care near the application site of the FibroScan®
  • Pregnancy
  • Ascites (fluid in the abdominal area)
  • Unable or unwilling to complete the FibroScan® without sedation or unable to lie still for sufficient duration to complete the exam
  • Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would impede compliance or hinder completion of study procedures
  • Inability to complete the informed consent process or comply with study procedures

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 19 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

1250 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04795219

Start Date

July 19 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

June 8 2025

Active Locations (8)

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University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35487

2

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States, 92037

3

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

4

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202