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CompletedNCT06363617FLI-APUpdated Jun 29, 2025

Implementation of the Fatty Liver Index in Primary Care

An interventional study of FLI in Hepatic Steatosis and Overweight and Obesity, sponsored by Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 14 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-06-29.

Sponsored by Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
434
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
14 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial aims to evaluate the impact on cardiovascular risk control in individuals in risk of being affected by hepatic steatosis through the implementation of a screening test (Fatty Liver Index) in Primary Care. Medical teams in a primary care center will be divided into 2 groups, with one group using the screening test in their clinical practice. The number of interventions on cardiovascular risk occurring in patients attended by each group of medical teams will be evaluated and compared.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatic Steatosis
  • Overweight and Obesity
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In context

Fatty Liver

1,451 studies on the registry are indexed under Fatty Liver; 292 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 434 is above the median of 60 across 1,003 interventional studies indexed under Fatty Liver.

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Lead sponsor

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf is the lead sponsor of 36 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women aged 14 years and older.
  • Attended at the Basic Care Units (BCU) participating in the Primary Care Center Baix a Mar study.
  • Intention to undergo medical follow-up at the study center.
  • Body mass index ≥ 25.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • Alcohol consumption habit (Standard Drink Unit (SDU); one SDU equals 10 grams of alcohol. Risky consumption is considered from 4 SDUs in men and 2 SDUs in women).
  • Displaced patients not assigned to the study center.
  • Patients classified as Advanced Chronic Care Model or Complex Chronic Patient.
  • Participants diagnosed with any of the following pathologies: Chronic liver diseases, including hepatic steatosis; Dementia; Active oncological diseases
  • Cognitive or affective pathology that limits the ability to collaborate with lifestyle interventions carried out at the center.
  • Patients under the care of endocrinology specialists.
  • Participation in another clinical trial involving an experimental intervention during the period of this trial.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
434 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FLI test implementation

    A training session will be conducted for healthcare professionals on the risks of hepatic steatosis in patients with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. Additionally, professionals will be instructed in the use of the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) tool, validated for assessing the risk of steatosis. This tool will be implemented in the center's computer system, making it accessible via a link for the professionals receiving the intervention.

    Other: FLI

  • No intervention
    control

    This group of healthcare professionals will continue with their usual clinical practice.

Interventions

  • OtherFLI

    Health professionals will use the FLI test in their clinical practice

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Lifestyle Intervention

    Percentage of participants receiving a lifestyle intervention from the start of the study to month 6

    Time frame: Month 6

Secondary outcomes

  1. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

    Value of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention

    Time frame: Month 12

  2. Triglycerides

    Value of triglycerides in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention

    Time frame: Month 12

  3. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

    Value of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in analyses performed between 6 months and one year post-intervention

    Time frame: Month 12

  4. Medical and nursing visits

    Number of medical and nursing visits in the year following the intervention.

    Time frame: Month 12

  5. Analytical checks in the first year

    Percentage of patients who had not undergone previous analytical checks according to protocol and who undergo analysis in the first year after the start of the study.

    Time frame: Month 12

  6. Lipid-lowering drugs

    Number of prescriptions for lipid-lowering drugs.

    Time frame: Month 12

  7. Healthcare spending

    Analysis of healthcare spending associated with each intervention, using billing data from the center associated with the use of resources by the insured party.

    Time frame: Month 12

  8. FLI administration

    Percentage of patients with body mass index equal or more than 25 who have been administered the FLI

    Time frame: Month 12

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centro de Salud Vilanova i la Geltrú 3 Baix A Mar
    Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — IPD (without personal identification data) could be shared by requirement from other researchers after the end of the study, and only for research purposes and previous approval of promotor center of the study (CSAPG). Anyway, Spanish and European Union legal policy about data protection will strictly be followed (IPD will not be transferred outside European Union).

Supporting information: Study protocol, Csr

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 29, 2025, 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
NCT06363617
Lead sponsor
Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 12, 2024
Start date
May 2, 2024
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2025
Completion
Feb 1, 2025
Last update
Jun 29, 2025

Study contacts

M Carmen Rosas, MD
principal investigator · CSAPG

Oversight

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