Assessment of tissue elasticity and lipid content by using ultrasound and its clinical implication

UMIN ID: UMIN000047747

Registered date:15/05/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia
• Date of first enrollment: 2022/05/16
• Target sample size: 150
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The relationship between tissue (subcutaneous adipose tissue, liver, kidney) elasticity and hepatic lipid content and clinical data including; 1) Medical record (e.g. height, weight, blood pressure, age, sex) 2) Medical prognosis 3) Blood and urine tests (e.g. glucose, HbA1c, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, Cre, BUN, Alb, AST, ALT, gGTP, ALP, U-TP/Cre) 4) Physiological function test (e.g. electrocardiogram, echocardiography) 5) Imaging data (e.g. computed tomography (CT))

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: The outpatients who do not give written informed consent to this study.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Keio University Keio University School of Medince Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Self funding