The Olmsted NAFLD Epidemiology Study (TONES)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMayo Clinic

About this trial

Researchers are assessing the prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in the population and assembling a well-characterized cohort of adults with NAFLD and NASH to validate models of NAFLD diagnosis and determine long-term outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Olmsted County residents at the time of search

Age 18 or older

No personal history of NAFLD diagnosis (administrative codes)

Disqualifiers

Alcohol in excess (more than 20 gm per week in women and 30 gm per week in men)

Currently pregnant

Have contraindications to MRI (MRI incompatible implanted devices, severe claustrophobia)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Magnetic Resonance Elastography
  • Blood draw
  • Liver biopsy
  • Fibro Scan

Treatment groups

800 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators