Evaluation of Diet and Exercise in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Conditions studied: Fatty Liver

In brief

Moderate exercise with a low fat and/or a moderate fat with low processed carbohydrate diet will have a greater effect on slowing disease progression and reversing hepatic steatosis and/or necro-inflammation in the liver of adult patients with NAFLD and NASH when compared to a regular healthy diet alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00815009

Run by

San Antonio Military Medical Center

People needed

56

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-70 yrs
• DEERS eligible (DoD beneficiary)
• All participants must plan to be in the area for at least nine months
• Liver biopsy confirmed NAFLD/NASH (NAS Score evaluating steatosis, lobular inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning) within the past 6 months

You may not qualify if…

• Alcohol consumption > 20 g/d or history of alcohol abuse
• Hepatitis A, B, C
• Chronic liver disease of any other etiology
• Fatty acid oxidation disorder (Inborn errors of metabolism)
• Insulin therapy regime for treatment of diabetes
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• San Antonio Military Medical Center — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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