Could an MRI replace the liver biopsy for NASH?
NCT ID NCT06626074
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether new MRI techniques can spot NASH, the serious form of fatty liver disease, without needing a liver biopsy. Researchers will scan 110 adults who already need a biopsy to see if the MRI can match the biopsy results. If successful, it could lead to a safer, needle-free way to diagnose this condition.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient included in the SNIFF cohort of the Angers hospital where there is a suspicion of NASH requiring a biopsy for which an MRI is requested by a hepatologist as part of the initial assessment of the disease. * Adult patient * Free, informed and express (oral) consent of the patient to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to MRI * Time between the establishment of the Steatosis/NASH status and the MRI greater than 3 months * Pregnant, parturient and breastfeeding woman * Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Person under compulsion to psychiatric care * Person subject to a legal protection measure * Person not affiliated or not covered by a social security scheme.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, 35033, France
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University Hospital, Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, France, 49000, France
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