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Enrolling By InvitationNCT05563259

Cognitive Assessment and Brain Function Evaluation in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Relationship Between Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Cognitive Impairment

Status
Enrolling By Invitation
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
500 (estimated)
Sponsor
Yan Bi · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive impairment and evaluate the effect of metabolic surgery or lifestyle intervention on cognition.

Detailed description

Previous research has shown that Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment. Even though there are many noninvasive tests available, a liver biopsy is still required for the accurate diagnosis of NAFLD. However, there are now few studies on cognitive function in patients with NAFLD based on pathological diagnosis. On one hand, in the cross-sectional study, biometric measurements, cognitive assessment, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results are analysed to explore the differences among control subjects and NAFLD patients undergoing liver biopsy. One the other hand, in the longitudinal study, changes in cognitive scales and MRI results in NAFLD patients both at baseline and 12-48 months after intervention are collected to investigate whether surgical intervention and weight control benefit brain function.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
RADIATIONCognitive assessment, functional magnetic resonance imagingOur study investigated cognitive function, MRI measures of brain structure and activation in patients undergoing liver biopsy. We aimed to evaluate the changes of cognition during the process of NAFLD and explore the association between brain alterations and cognition.

Timeline

Start date
2020-05-01
Primary completion
2022-09-30
Completion
2025-09-01
First posted
2022-10-03
Last updated
2024-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05563259. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.