Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Non-Invasive MASLD Diagnosis & T2D Remission Biomarkers

Lead Sponsor:

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain

Collaborating Sponsors:

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Conditions:

MASLD

T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to prospectively develop and validate a non-invasive scoring system based on metabolic markers, proteomic, and transcriptomic profiles to accurately screen, dia...

Detailed Description

Metabolic dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), previously known as NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), is becoming the most common cause of liver disease in adults with the pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery in KHUH surgery department consented to be included in the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients fail to complete the surgery due to intra-operative complications.
  • Patients fail to retrieve liver biopsy sample from due to intra-operative difficulties.
  • Patients with missing data pre-operatively
  • Body Mass Index less than 30 kg/m2.
  • Post-liver transplant patients
  • Patients known to have any liver disease other than MASLD
  • Patients with history of Alcohol Drinking.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

163 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07172997

Start Date

January 1 2025

End Date

June 30 2027

Last Update

September 15 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Alhakeem Radiology Center

Manama, Manama, Bahrain, 2901

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King Hamad University Hospital

Al Muharraq, Muharraq, Bahrain