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NCT number NCT01898325
Other study ID # Gaucher_Fibroscan_CTIL
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received March 11, 2013
Last updated July 9, 2013
Start date August 2013
Est. completion date December 2016

Study information

Verified date July 2013
Source Rambam Health Care Campus
Contact Hanna Rosenbaum, MD
Phone 972-4-8542541
Email h_rosenbaum@rambam.health.gov.il
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Israel: Ministry of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigated cohort will examine liver and spleen fibrosis in patients with Gaucher disease divided into two groups, naive GD patients and GD patients treated with ERT. As liver biopsy in these patients not recommended because the risk of bleeding using Fibroscan is a safe with diagnostic accuracy regarding the liver (& Spleen) fibrosis. Estimating spleen fibrosis is an innovative approach in liver disease and Gaucher.

The evaluation of fibrosis with this new and safe method could avoid complications antiinvasive procedure in GD patients. The addition of fibrosis biomarkers will help for patients score evaluation. The finding of liver and spleen stiffness will be evaluated in native and ERT treated Gaucher patients in order to assess ERT effect on fibrosis.

The Aims are: 1) To assess liver and spleen stiffness measurement using fibroscan and evaluate liver and spleen fibrosis in patients with GD.

2) To compare the elastography in two cohorts of GD patients: ERT treated and naïve GD patients and two control groups of patients: healthy and Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) patients.

3) To correlate the elastography findings with clinical and laboratory data in the four patient groups focusing on Gaucher disease manifestations and GD severity. To compare the elastography in GD naïve and ERT treated patients.


Description:

The investigated cohort will include 4 groups of patients 20 probands in each group including: 1) Naïve GD patients 2) GD treated with ERT 3) Healthy control 4) Patients with NonAlcoholic Steatohepatitis( NASH) which are followed at hepatology unit of the Ziv Hospital and healthy controls.

Serum fibrosis markers will be tested including: Bilirubin ,GGT, Haptoglobin,AST,ALT .The findings of spleen and liver fibrosis will be correlated with disease severity usingZimran's Severity Score Index (SSI) liver function tests , serology for viral hepatitis, GDbiomarkers, hemoglobin, platelet levels, and a GD severity score.

Protein C will be measured in all groups of patients Protein C activity as it may be used as a sensitive marker of hepatocellular damage even in those patients with mild liver affection .Also Patients with cirrhosis possess an imbalance in pro-coagulant versus anticoagulantactivity due to increased factor VIII and decreased protein C.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date December 2016
Est. primary completion date December 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of Gaucher in treatment and without treatment.

- Healthy control.

- Patients with Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis( NASH) which are followed at hepatology unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active liver disease ,cirrhosis patients.

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Fibroscan
Fibroscan

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rambam Health Care Campus

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Liver and spleen fibrosis Fibrosis will be estimated by the degree of elastography measured by the liver and spleen stifness in kilopascals (kPa).
Transient elastography will be performed using a Fibro Scan device (EchoSens, Paris, France). A median value [expressed in kilopascals (kPa)] of 10 successful acquisitions will be s considered the representative measurement of liver stiffness. We consider 10 acquisitions with a success rate of at least 60% and an interquartile range (IQR) lower than 20% as representative measurements.
The FibroScan® and its dedicated probes make up an active, non-implantable medical device using ultrasound. Designed to rapidly measure liver stiffness in a painless and totally non-invasive manner.
The FibroScan® is based on the one-dimensional pulse elastography technique.
2 years No
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