Agreement and Reliability of Transient Elastography
The aim of this study is to assess agreement, smallest detectable change, and reliability of repeated measurements of liver stiffness of transient elastography in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, and to explore factors associated with disagreement.
| Condition(s) | Chronic Viral Hepatitis |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | The aim of this study is to assess agreement, smallest detectable change, and reliability of repeated measurements of liver stiffness of transient elastography in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, and to explore factors associated with disagreement. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Patients at the departments of infectious diseases in Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg with chronic viral hepatitis. * Adult patients * Signed informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * suspected or confirmed pregnancy. * patients unable to speak Swedish * inability to sign informed consent. |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Lund University |
| Locations | Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden |
| Start date | 2023-06-01 |
| NCT ID | NCT05686785 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05686785 |