Liver Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Fatty Liver

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the liver receives and uses fats for energy. This will help the investigators further understand the physical and chemical processes responsible for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in overweight females with or without NAFLD who are scheduled to undergo gastric bypass surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00949403

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

9

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-19

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Obese females with a BMI of greater then or equal to 45.
• Age range between 18-45 years.
• Patients undergoing bariatric surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital-St.Louis,MO.

You may not qualify if…

• Any prior history or evidence of liver disease other than Non-Alcoholic Fatty liver Disease, severe hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes mellitis.
• Consumed greater then or equal to 20 grams of alcohol per day.
• Taking medications that are known to cause hepatic steatosis \& liver damage.

Where it is running

• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Washington University — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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