Inflammation and Steatosis: the Role of Alpha-defensin

Sponsor
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT03358420
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between the severity of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH/NAFLD) in naïve and hepatitis C (HCV) positive patients and the amplitude of alpha-defensin immunohistochemical staining in liver biopsy.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Diagnostic Test: Immunohistochemical staining

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
50 participants
Observational Model:
Case-Only
Time Perspective:
Retrospective
Official Title:
Inflammation and Steatosis: the Role of Alpha-defensin
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Dec 1, 2017
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2018
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2018

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Amplitude of immunohistochemical stain [Six months]

    The amplitude of each slide will be graded from 1-4

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
15 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Fatty liver disease patients with liver biopsy
Exclusion Criteria:
  • None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Hille Yaffe Medical Center Hadera Israel 38100

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Investigators

  • Study Director: Rami Abu Fanne, MD, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03358420
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • HYMC-103-16
First Posted:
Nov 30, 2017
Last Update Posted:
Nov 30, 2017
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2017
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 30, 2017