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Status unknownNCT05525884Updated Sep 2, 2022

Mechanism of Serum PRL in the Development of MAFLD

An observational study in Type2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic and Liver Fibrosis, sponsored by Shen Qu. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-09-02.

Sponsored by Shen Qu · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
1,000
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has currently reached a worldwide epidemic. Serum PRL levels within or outside physiological range have been found to affect metabolic homeostasis differently. However, the relationship between serum PRL and MAFLD among diabetic patients is unclear. The investigators aimed to explore the association between serum PRL and the risk of MAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

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Conditions studied

  • Type2 Diabetes
  • Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic
  • Liver Fibrosis

Keywords

  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Metabolic associated fatty liver disease,
  • Prolactin
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In context

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

1,507 studies on the registry are indexed under Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; 303 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 150 across 359 observational studies indexed under Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Shen Qu is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with T2DM who met the inclusion and criteria criteria were consecutively enrolled.

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Inclusion criteria

  • aged 18\~65 years old,
  • underwent the laboratory tests, hepatic ultrasonography, and valid transient elastography (FibroScan) examination

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • other known chronic liver diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B or C, autoimmune hepatitis, and haemochromatosis
  • pre-existing active cancer, renal dysfunction, severe liver dysfunction, congestive heart failure or free abdominal fluid
  • history of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, pituitary diseases, and other types of diabetes
  • significant alcohol consumption
  • pregnancy
  • receiving any therapeutic methods that could lead to liver steatosis or fibrosis, influence the glucolipid metabolism, or PRL levels, such as lipid-lowering, and PRL-lowering agents (bromocriptine) within 6 months prior to this study.
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • MAFLD and Non-MAFLD

    Other: non-invasive method, Fibroscan

  • Steatosis and Non-Steatosis

    Other: non-invasive method, Fibroscan

  • Fibrosis and Non-Fibrosis

    Other: non-invasive method, Fibroscan

Interventions

  • Othernon-invasive method, Fibroscan

    Liver Ultrasound and transient elastography (FibroScan®)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Diagnosis of MAFLD proposed by the international expert consensus statement in 2020

    MAFLD was diagnosed based on evidence of ultrasonically diagnosed hepatic steatosis in addition to one of the three criteria proposed by the international expert consensus statement in 2020, namely overweight/obesity, T2DM, or metabolic dysregulation regardless of alcohol consumption or other concomitant liver diseases. Metabolic dysregulation was defined by the presence of at least two metabolic risk abnormalities found in lean or normal weight patients, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, IR, and high CRP levels.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  2. PRL

    serum prolactin levels

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  3. High PRL (HP)

    HP was defined as serum PRL ≥ 324mIU/L in males or ≥ 496mIU/L in females according to the normal reference value of serum PRL in our hospital.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  4. Normal PRL (NP)

    NP was defined as serum PRL \< 324mIU/L in males or \< 496mIU/L in females.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  5. Diagnosis of hepatic steatosis

    Those who have hepatic steatosis if CAP value ≥ 248 dB/m, which was obtained from transient elastography (FibroScan®) using the M probe or the XL probe.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  6. Diagnosis of significant hepatic fibrosis

    those who have significant hepatic fibrosis if LSM ≥ 7.0 kPa and ≥ 6.2 kPa (using either M or XL probes)

    Time frame: 2019-2024

Secondary outcomes

  1. Homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR)

    HOMA-IR was calculated as described by Matthews et al: FPG (mmol/L) × FINS (mU/L) /22.5.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  2. Hypertension

    it was defined by blood pressure ≥130/85mmHg or antihypertensive drugs.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  3. Dyslipidemia

    it was defined by plasma TG ≥ 1.7mmol/L in the total population or plasma HDL-C \< 1.0 mmol/L for men and \< 1.3 mmol/L for women, or specific drug treatment.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  4. Overweight or obesity

    it was defined as BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 in Asians.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  5. Abdominal obesity

    It was diagnosed when WC ≥ 90/80 cm in Asian men and women.

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  6. T2DM

    it was diagnosed according to the guideline for the prevention and treatment of T2DM in China (2020 edition)

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  7. High CRP

    plasma CRP \> 2 mg/L

    Time frame: 2019-2024

  8. High HOMA-IR

    HOMA-IR≥ 2.5

    Time frame: 2019-2024

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200072, China
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05525884
Lead sponsor
Shen Qu
Responsible party
Shen Qu (Principle investigator, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 2, 2022
Start date
Jan 1, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 31, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 2, 2022

Study contacts

Shen Qu
Contact
qushencn@hotmail.com
+862166301064

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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