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NCT06706856Recruiting

Quantitative Ultrasound to Assess Steatotic Liver Disease in Children

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This research study is being conducted to find out more about advanced ultrasound techniques to non-invasively evaluate liver disease in children. The investigators are developing advanced techniques for analyzing ultrasound data and images of the liver, and they will compare it to other established methods used to evaluate the liver, including liver MRI. The investigators plan to develop and test the advanced analysis techniques using conventional full-size ultrasound machines and, if possible, small handheld devices. Our goals are: * To assess the accuracy of the advanced ultrasound analysis techniques in children * To implement and assess these advanced technique on small handheld ultrasound devices, if possible

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
120 (estimated)
First submitted
22 Nov 2024
Start date
23 Sept 2024
Primary completion date
Feb 2029
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
NCT number
NCT06706856

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 120
  • From 23 Sept 2024 to the primary completion date, Feb 2029
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Inability to undergo an MR study: weight exceeding scanner table limit, waist circumference \> 140 cm, claustrophobie, and/or metal implants.

Other illness

  • Known liver disease other than MASLD

Other

  • Pregnant or trying to become pregnant

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 9 to 18 years
  • Presence of risk factors for having MASLD
  • Ability and willingness of participant or legal guardian/parent to give written informed consent
  • Participant is willing to give written assent
  • Able and willing to undergo all study procedures

Age in the registry: 9 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of California San Diego
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La JollaUnited StatesRecruiting

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