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Thousands with fatty liver disease monitored to understand long-term risks
NCT ID NCT04721665
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study followed 1,681 people with steatotic liver disease (fatty liver) in Germany to observe how the condition progresses over time. Researchers measured liver stiffness, inflammation, and tracked whether participants developed heart problems or tumors. The goal was to better understand the natural course of the disease, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,681 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The number of patients to be enrolled with SLD is limited to 10,000.
- 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: * diagnosed SLD based on the following criteria: 1. typical finding of hepatic steatosis (abdominal ultrasound and/or pathological CAP value (latter is optional) 2. Evaluation of SLD degree by NAFLD Fibrosis score and/or FIB-4-Index and/or transient elastography 3. Evaluation of metabolic syndrome * credible assessment of alcohol consumption * written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * patients with other hepatologic diseases (chronically viral, metabolic, autoimmune origin * patients receiving hepatotoxic medications over a longer period (e.g. methotrexate, amiodarone, longterm NSAR intake) * malignant disease with a life expectancy \<12 months * participation in clinical interventional/pivotal studies * inability to provide written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CIM GmbH
Münster, Germany
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Eugastro GmbH
Leipzig, Germany
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Fachinternistische Schwerpunktpraxis
Hamburg, Germany
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Gastroenterologische Studiengesellschaft Herne
Herne, Germany
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Infektiologisches Zentrum Steglitz
Berlin, Germany
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Leber- und Studienzentrum Checkpoint
Berlin, Germany
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Leberstudienzentrum Kiel
Kiel, Germany
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MVZ Dres. Eisenbach,Simon, Schwarz GbR
Leverkusen, Germany
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MVZ Viszeralmedizin GmbH
Cologne, Germany
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MVZ für Gastroenterologie am Bayerischen Platz
Berlin, Germany
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Praxis Dr. med. Kerstin Stein
Magdeburg, Germany
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Praxis Ludwig und Dikopoulos
Dornstadt, Germany
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Praxis für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie Dr. med. Jeannette Schwenzer
Berlin, Germany
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St. Josefs-Hospital Medizinische Klinik II
Wiesbaden, Germany
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