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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in HIV Database

RECRUITING
18 years and over
Inclusion Criteria:
* Documented HIV infection
* ≥18 of age at time of initial screening
* HIV suppression with HIV RNA \<200 copies/ml on stable ART for ≥ 6 months and no change in ART class for ≥ 3 months, prior to enrollment
* Participants must meet at least one of the following inclusion criteria:
* Histologically confirmed NAFLD \[defined as NAFL (\>5% steatosis, with or without lobular or portal inflammation), borderline NASH or definitive NASH\] within 6 months prior to screening (per local pathology report)
* Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) ≥6 kPa from FibroScan exam performed during screening or within 12 months prior to screening and a diagnosis of NAFLD based on clinical and imaging (FibroScan CAP≥263 dB/m, ultrasound, CT or MRI) diagnosis at any time
* LSM ≥8 kPa from FibroScan exam performed during screening or within 12 months prior to screening, in the absence of CAP ≥263 dB/m
* Able to provide written informed consent to part
* Willingness to be in the study for 1 or more years
* Provision of written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Positive hepatitis B surface antigen
* Evidence of recent or current hepatitis C virus (HCV) as marked by the presence of anti-HCV antibody with detectable HCV RNA in serum within 3 years prior to enrollment. Participants with anti-HCV antibody positivity who have undetectable HCV RNA 3 years prior to enrollment (either due to spontaneous clearance or clearance with treatment) will be eligible to participate if HCV RNA at entry remains undetected
* Significant alcohol consumption (≥ 3 drinks daily on average in men and ≥ 2 drinks daily on average in women)
* Evidence of other causes of chronic liver disease
* History of prolonged (\> 1 month) total parenteral nutrition within a 6-month period before liver biopsy or before baseline FibroScan VCTE exam
* Short bowel syndrome
* History of biliopancreatic diversion
* History of bariatric surgery within 2 years of enrollment (participants expecting to undergo bariatric surgery can be enrolled prior to the procedure)
* Solid organ transplant recipients
* Other condition that is likely to interfere with study follow-upNAFLD, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Hiv
Tinsay A Woreta, MD, MPH - tworeta1@jhmi.edu
Sterling, Richard, K
N/A
HM20023554
NCT05023044
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