Active clinical trials for "Liver Diseases"

To study the effects of a low free sugar diet on lipid profile, glycemic indices, liver enzymes, inflammatory factors and hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 50 patients who referred to Gastrointestinal (GI) clinic with steatosis grade 2 and 3 will be randomly allocated to receive low free sugar diet or regular diet for 12 weeks; both groups will be advised to adherence the investigators' nutrition recommendation and exercise program too. At the first and the end of the intervention, lipid profiles, liver enzymes,glycemic indices, some inflammatory markers, and liver fibrosis will be assessed and compared between groups.

Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of metabolic syndrome manifestation, and has become the leading cause for cirrhosis and the need for liver transplantation. The Mediterranean diet showed in many trials its benefit in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome and NAFLD. The Paleolithic Diet includes meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds and avoidance of processed food and most of carbohydrates. In some studies this diet seemed to decrease triglycerides levels and improve insulin resistance. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influance of the paleolithic diat for the treatment of NAFLD, as shown in the Mediterranean Diet.

Although preliminary evidence suggests that intermittent fasting mimic-diet (IFD) exerts stronger effects on body weight and metabolic parameters, which may link obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and major chronic diseases, compared with continuous calorie restriction (CCR), there is a lack of well-powered intervention studies. This randomized controlled trial will test whether IFD, operationalized as the "5:2 diet," has stronger effects on anthropometric and body composition characteristics, and circulating metabolic biomarkers than CCR and a control regimen in adults with NAFLD.

The worldwide impact of obesity suggests an urgent need for solutions to decrease its burden on modern society. It has been generally understood that obesity is caused by a simple imbalance in the intake of energy in the form of food compared with the expenditure of energy by the body the human microbiota consists of a wide variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, protozoans and yeast. These organisms colonize both the exterior and interior of the human body in numbers that are equivalent to those of human cells of their host. Current research has identified numerous physiological and psycho-modulatory functions of the gut microbiota, including digesting food, stimulating cell growth, strengthening the immune system, preventing allergies and diseases, and impacting emotion. The gut microbiota can contribute to host physiology through metabolite production, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which can modulate the intestinal barrier and inflammation 9.Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota, defined as a decrease in commensal bacteria levels and diversity, has been linked to diseases such as stomach/colon/liver cancer 2, obesity 9,inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and anxiety.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common and harmful chronic liver disease. NAFLD accounts for 49.3% of the total number of chronic liver disease patients in China. It is important to effectively prevent and control NAFLD and its related diseases. Previous studies show the level of serum uric acid is significantly elevated in patients with NAFLD. Xanthine oxidase is a key enzyme in uric acid metabolism. It is a new therapeutic target for NAFLD. This study is aimed to further confirm that hyperuricemia is a new risk factor for NAFLD through a large sample prospective study. Furthermore, this study explore whether Xanthine oxidase (XO), a key enzyme in uric acid metabolism, plays an important role in regulating NAFLD.

Saroglitazar and Vitamin E are both being extensively used in India for non alcoholic fatty liver disease, though none of these drugs are FDA approved for this indication.However they are backed up by number of studies which shows improvement in liver function , reduction in NAS score. However, there is no head to head trial , nor is there any study with a paired biopsy comparing two arms for a head to head study. We therefore designed this study to see the effect of Vitamin E vs Vitamin E plus saroglitazar vs Saroglitazar alone when compared to standard dietary and weight loss treatment for NAFLD with raised ALT levels.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is characterised by excess liver fat on imaging or histology. NAFLD affects up to 25% of the Western population. It's more aggressive form is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) characterised by cell injury, inflammation and fibrosis, and is associated with increased mortality from liver and cardiovascular disease. Currently, there is no specific treatment for NASH. Diet and exercise-induced weight loss remain the only recommended options. However, maintaining weight loss in the long term is difficult. There is therefore a significant unmet need for effective therapy in patients with NASH that can address the underlying mechanisms of disease. Although preliminary observational evidence suggests that bariatric/metabolic surgery, especially RYGB can improve NASH, no controlled trials to date has confirmed the efficacy of surgery compared to standard weight loss programs. Also, while animal and clinical studies have shown that bariatric surgery exerts weight-independent effects on glucose metabolism, it is yet unknown if the observed effects of bariatric/metabolic surgery on NASH are due to weight loss alone or result from additional, weight-independent mechanisms, like in the case of T2DM. If the effect of surgery on inflammation, liver fibrosis and other mechanisms of cardiometabolic risk were found to be independent on weight reduction, there would be profound and far-reaching implications for both the treatment and the understanding of NASH, cardiovascular disease and obesity-related cancers. This project will investigate the hypothesis that, similarly to surgical control of diabetes, bariatric/metabolic surgery can also exert weight-independent effects on mechanisms of disease in NAFLD/NASH (i.e. influence on lowgrade inflammation and markers of fibrosis)

Pirfenidone (PFD), an oral antifibrotic drug with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, has been granted marketing authorization by the European Medicine Agency and FDA, for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, few studies have focused on its clinical utilization in patients with advanced hepatic fibrosis. Therefore, Investigators aim to evaluate a prolonged-release PFD formulation (PR-PFD) plus standard of care management on disease progression in patients with advanced liver fibrosis (ALF). Methods: Patients with diverse chronic liver disease etiology (alcohol-related, hepatitis B or C, autoimmune or fatty liver disease) will be screened with two non invasive liver fibrosis methods (Fibroscan®) and Fibro Test®) and those with ALF (F3 or F4) will be treated for at least 12 months with PR-PFD. Antifibrotic effects Will be assessed at 6 and 12 months; variations greater than 30% in estimated fibrosis scores or 1 point on the METAVIR scale will be considered clinically significant. PFD plasma levels, serum endothelin-1, IL6, TNFα and TGFβ1, Quality of life and fatigue scales will be evaluated. Parametric and non parametric statistics will be utilized and p values lower tan 5% will be considered clinically significant.

The Role of Bariatric Surgeries in Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

This study will consist of 3 parts: Part A - Single Ascending Dose (SAD) phase, Part B - Food Effect (FE) phase, and Part C - multiple ascending dose (MAD) phase.