NCT06394206

Brief Summary

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a specialized consultation for controlling metabolic syndrome effectively treats hepatic steatosis in adults. The primary questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does this specialized consultation increase the number of patients with hepatic steatosis who show improvement after one year of clinical follow-up in said consultation? The improvement of the disease will be assessed through the following parameters:
  • liver laboratory tests
  • weight loss
  • improvement in cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Researchers will compare follow-up in the specialized consultation to standard follow-up to assess the effectiveness of the specialized consultation in treating hepatic steatosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. The first group will be visited in the specialized consultation every three months for one year and will continue to receive the rest of their follow-up visits. The second group will undergo their usual follow-up visits but will not be visited in the specialized consultation.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
86

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
17mo left

Started Dec 2025

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress27%
Dec 2025Dec 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 25, 2024

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 1, 2024

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2025

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2027

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2027

Last Updated

February 12, 2025

Status Verified

February 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

April 25, 2024

Last Update Submit

February 10, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Fatty LiverMetabolic Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Discharge criteria from the gastroenterology clinic

    Percentage of patients meeting discharge criteria (defined by the trial) from the gastroenterology clinic at the end of the study

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (12)

  • Discharge from the gastroenterology clinic after achieving metabolic control goals

    1 year

  • Change on Test de Owliver

    1 year

  • Change on liver enzymes

    1 year

  • Change on total cholesterol

    1 year

  • Change on LDL- cholesterol

    1 year

  • +7 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Specialized Unit

EXPERIMENTAL

This group of participants will be visited in the specialized consultation and will continue to receive the rest of their follow-up visits.

Other: Specialized UnitOther: Usual Follow-Up

Usual Follow-Up

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group of participants will undergo their usual follow-up visits but will not be visited in the specialized consultation.

Other: Usual Follow-Up

Interventions

The participant will be visited every three months for one year

Specialized Unit

The participant will be visited as usual, it means they will be visited at Digestive Consultation

Specialized UnitUsual Follow-Up

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients seen in outpatient gastroenterology clinics with hepatic steatosis.
  • Diagnosed with hepatic steatosis through ultrasound or abdominal CT scan
  • Mild to moderate fibrosis as assessed by elastography or FibroScan (F1-F3) or with a Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Index less than 3.5.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who do not have any hepatic imaging test conducted in the last 5 years.
  • Conditions other than hepatic steatosis requiring gastroenterological follow-up.
  • Abusive alcohol consumption, defined as weekly intake of \> 50 g in women and more than 70 g in men.
  • Cognitive or affective disorders limiting the ability to cooperate with study procedures.
  • Participation in another clinical trial involving experimental intervention during the period of this trial and/or establishing visit schedules incompatible with this trial.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes i Garraf

Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 08810, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatty LiverMetabolic Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Liver DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesInsulin ResistanceHyperinsulinismGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Lidia Tikhomirova, MD

    CSAPG

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Lidia Tikhomirova, MD

CONTACT

Noemí Casaponsa

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2024

First Posted

May 1, 2024

Study Start

December 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Last Updated

February 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

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).

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
Time Frame
After publication of main results of the study.
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.

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