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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 910 | Other Identifier | Clinical Research Center at Shands UF | |
| IRB201601019/ 63-2013 | Other Identifier | Univeristy of Florida |
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We hypothesize that individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency have ongoing liver injury which is not detected by the usual blood tests used to look at liver function. This ongoing liver injury leads to cirrhosis in a significant number of adults with AAT deficiency.
Our overarching hypothesis is that liver disease in adults with AAT deficiency is the result of the accumulation of the abnormally folded protein within the endoplasmic reticulum of the hepatocyte. In some individuals, the intrinsic cellular mechanisms of the hepatocyte are sufficient to clear adequate amounts of the abnormally folded protein such that liver disease does not occur. In AAT deficient individuals who develop liver disease, environmental and other genetic factors stress the hepatocyte, and the normal cellular mechanisms that maintain homeostasis are disrupted, leading to liver disease.
For this proposal, our hypothesis is that the prevalence of liver disease in adults with AAT is higher than previously reported because liver injury and fibrosis is not accurately detected by available routine liver testing. Testing this hypothesis will require an initial evaluation for liver disease with liver function testing and imaging, and then histologic confirmation by liver biopsy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| AATD ZZ and Rare Alleles Group | Participants will get a history and physical (H&P) and have an intravenous catheter (IV) placed, for blood draws, at the screening and years 1-3 visits. An IV will also be placed at the liver biopsy visit(s) for the administration of medication. An abdominal ultrasound will be done at the screening and year 3 visits along with the completion of a liver questionnaire. Finally, participants will have a liver biopsy done, with the use of lidocaine, lorazepam, or midazolam and fentanyl, after the screening visit and potentially at the year 3 study visit, depending on the results of the first liver biopsy. Participants who experience pain after the liver biopsy may receive acetaminophen or oxycodone/acetaminophen. Any subject experiencing nausea may receive ondansetron. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Abdominal ultrasound | Device | Abdominal ultrasound will be done at the liver biopsy visits. The purpose of the ultrasound is to evaluate for the presence of liver fibrosis and identify the biopsy site. |
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| To estimate the prevalence and histologic spectrum of liver injury in an adult with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency having a ZZ genotype or other rare allele. | An abdominal ultrasound will be done at the screening visit. A liver biopsy will be done on subjects who pass the screening process. The biopsy will be done within 30 days of the screening visit. | up to 30 days |
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| To identify environmental and host risk factors for clinically significant liver fibrosis. | A liver disease questionnaire will be done at the time of the first liver biopsy and at the year 3 study visit. A history and physical will also be completed at the screening visit, year 1 visit, year 2 visit, and year 3 visit. | At each study visit including screening, first liver biopsy, year 1, year 2, and year 3 visits. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pulmonary clinic, hepatology clinic, and the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Tissue and Data Bank.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mark Brantly, MD | University of Florida | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Shands at the University of Florida | Gainesville | Florida | 32610 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 30138687 | Derived | Clark VC, Marek G, Liu C, Collinsworth A, Shuster J, Kurtz T, Nolte J, Brantly M. Clinical and histologic features of adults with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in a non-cirrhotic cohort. J Hepatol. 2018 Dec;69(6):1357-1364. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 21. |
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Enrolled subjects will receive copies of all their clinical testing done while enrolled in the study. Otherwise, all data for publication purposes will be de-identified.
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Liver tissue and whole blood.
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| History and physical | Procedure | Every study participant will be asked about their medical history and will have a physical exam done at the screening, year 1, year 2, and year 3 visits. |
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| Intravenous catheter | Procedure | Every study participant will have and intravenous catheter (IV) placed at every study visit. The IV will be used for the collection of blood at the screening, year 2, year 2, and year 3 visits. It will also be used for the administration of medication at the first liver biopsy, as well as the year 3 visit if the biopsy is repeated. |
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| Blood draw | Procedure | At the screening, year 1, year 2, and year 3 visits, every participant will have blood collected from the IV that is placed in one of their veins. |
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| Liver questionnaire | Other | At the screening and year 3 visits, every subject will complete a questionnaire which involves questions regarding liver health. |
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| Liver Biopsy | Procedure | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine (a numbing medicine) injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. Once the relaxation medication and numbing medicine have been given, a sample of liver tissue will be collected using a needle biopsy device. |
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| Midazolam | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Fentanyl | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Lidocaine | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Acetaminophen | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Lorazepam | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Oxycodone/Acetaminophen | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| Ondansetron | Drug | Every participating subject who passes the screening visit, will have a liver biopsy done with the use of lidocaine injected into skin where the biopsy will be collected. At the time of the biopsy, either lorazepam (a medicine used to treat anxiety and cause relaxation) or midazolam (a medicine used to cause sleepiness and amnesia) and fentanyl (a medicine used to relieve pain) will be used. After the biopsy is done, participants who continue to have pain may receive either oxycodone/acetaminophen or acetaminophen (medicines used to relieve pain). Any participant who experiences nausea may receive ondansetron (a medicine used to relieve nausea). |
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| To define the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive markers of fibrosis in AAT liver disease. | An abdominal ultrasound will be completed at the screening visit and the year 3 visit. | At the screening and year 3 visits. |
| To explore epigenetic markers for the development of liver fibrosis. | Liver tissue collected at the time of the first biopsy will be sent for testing which will evaluate for epigenetic markers of liver fibrosis. For subjects whose initial liver biopsy reveals liver fibrosis between stages 2 - 4, additional liver tissue will be collected at the time of the repeat biopsy done at the year 3 study visit. | Starting with the first liver biopsy and ending with the second liver biopsy done at year 3. |
| To quantify liver fibrosis progression. | The presence and progression of liver fibrosis will be evaluated by an abdominal ultrasound done at the screening visit, year 1 visit, year 2 visit, and year 3 visit. A liver biopsy will be done if a subject passes the screening visit and will be repeated at the year 3 study visit if the initial liver biopsy reveals liver fibrosis between stages 2 - 4. | At each study visit including screening, first liver biopsy, year 1, year 2, and year 3 visits. |
| ID | Term |
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| D008103 | Liver Cirrhosis |
| D019896 | alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency |
| D005355 | Fibrosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D013352 | Subcutaneous Emphysema |
| D004646 | Emphysema |
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| D055991 | Health Records, Personal |
| D012149 | Restraint, Physical |
| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| D018962 | Phlebotomy |
| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
| D001706 | Biopsy |
| D008874 | Midazolam |
| D005283 | Fentanyl |
| D008012 | Lidocaine |
| D000082 | Acetaminophen |
| D008140 | Lorazepam |
| C514822 | oxycodone-acetaminophen |
| D017294 | Ondansetron |
| ID | Term |
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| D008499 | Medical Records |
| D011996 | Records |
| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D032763 | Behavior Control |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D007103 | Immobilization |
| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |
| D003581 | Cytodiagnosis |
| D003584 | Cytological Techniques |
| D003949 | Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical |
| D001569 | Benzodiazepines |
| D001552 | Benzazepines |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D010880 | Piperidines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D000083 | Acetanilides |
| D000813 | Anilides |
| D000577 | Amides |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D000814 | Aniline Compounds |
| D000588 | Amines |
| D001570 | Benzodiazepinones |
| D007093 | Imidazoles |
| D001393 | Azoles |
| D002227 | Carbazoles |
| D007211 | Indoles |
| D006575 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring |
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