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
- Diseases
- Fatty liver disease (MASLD/MASH)
- 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
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Diego Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Jolla | United States | Recruiting |
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