Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Saudi Cohort With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The global rise in the prevalence of obesity paved the way for the increased prevalence of yet another obesity-related complication significant enough to be considered within the roster of major public health threats: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this follow-up study, the investigators will attempt to decipher the natural history of hepatic steatosis among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using state-of-the-art methods in a well-characterized Saudi cohort. The investigators aim also to validate existing biomarkers of disease severity and explore the pathogenesis of progressive disease using metabolic profiling technologies. A total of 1000 adult Saudi patients (males and females) with T2DM will be recruited. Those with co-morbidities, including hepatic decompensation, will be excluded. Participants will be followed three times for a total of 10 years/patient (Year 2, Year 5, and Year 10), and measures such as dietary evaluations, anthropometrics, and urine, stool, and blood examinations will be performed. Patients who develop NAFLD will be noted, and patterns/changes in the metabolic profile will be examined. For this specific grant (the first 2 years of the whole project), the investigators will be able to recruit the study cohort, do the baseline anthropometric, imaging, and biochemical measurements, and report the prevalence of NAFLD among patients with T2DM. This information will be the basis of subsequent follow-up and allow for validating potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. This project will be of high importance at the national level since it will create awareness in the local medical community of the current severity status of NAFLD in the kingdom and will be used as a tool to promote public health awareness in the community.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Subject has provided informed consent prior to screening

• Men and women aged 18 to 60 years

• T2DM

Locations
Other Locations
Saudi Arabia
King Fahad Medical City
RECRUITING
Riyadh
Contact Information
Primary
Assim A Alfadda, MD
aalfadda@ksu.edu.sa
0557021171
Backup
Rukhsana Gul, MD
Rgul@ksu.edu.sa
0501387295
Time Frame
Start Date: 2015-03-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2030-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 1000
Sponsors
Leads: King Saud University
Collaborators: King Fahad Medical City

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