Active clinical trials for "Fatty Liver"

The primary objective of this study is to determine the effect of once-daily oral MGL-3196 on the percent change in hepatic fat fraction from baseline in patients with biopsy-proven Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate, through a randomized controlled trial, the impact of integrated comprehensive palliative care services on time to first hospital readmission and other hospital utilization outcomes, quality of life, and patient/caregiver outcomes. The intervention includes comprehensive, standardized palliative care services for adult hepatology cirrhosis patients for which prognosis is poor.

The overarching aim of this project is to investigate effects of dietary interventions on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) severity and to delineate the relationship with improvements in metabolic aberrations in liver-, fat- and muscle tissue, using a panel of state-of-the art techniques. The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial with three arms to investigate if micellar cassein isolate and whey protein supplementation as part of a high-protein diet during 4 weeks of weight maintenance and 20 weeks of hypocaloric intake (30% energy restriction) inducing modest weight loss (5% of baseline weight) has beneficial effects on NAFLD severity and metabolic aberrations compared to normal diet in NAFLD patients. It is hypothesized that: (i) a high-protein diet improves liver disease severity and metabolic function compared to a normal protein diet; (ii) Cassein provides greater benefits than whey; and(iii) these effects manifest during both weight maintenance and weight loss.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disease of alarmingly increasing prevalence, linked to metabolic, cardiovascular and malignant morbidity and without any officially approved treatment. It is increasingly recognized that the gut microbiome is implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of numerous chronic diseases, including NAFLD. Through the so-called gut-liver axis, the liver is exposed to gut-bacterial-derived products, including toxins (lipopolysaccharides), enzymes (methylamines), alcohol, and short-chain fatty acids (mainly acetate, propionate, and butyrate), that may lead to accumulation of triglycerides, inflammatory responses, oxidative stress and accompanying damage to the hepatocytes. The primary objective is to study the effect of consecutive FMT on liver fat accumulation measured by Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) LiverMultiscan at 12 weeks. Secondary objectives are weight, waist, blood pressure, metabolic parameters (including glucose, cholesterol, pancreatic beta-cell function, HOMA-IR), objective and subjective stress indicators, gut-microbiota and bile composition and liver enzymes. Stool samples will be collected for microbiota analysis at time point 0, 3, 6 and 12 weeks.

Fatty liver has been associated with high risk of progression to inflammation of the liver, liver cirrhosis (hardening of the liver), and eventually can lead to liver cancer. So far, the treatment for this condition involves controlling the cholesterol level in the body by practicing low fat diet and daily exercise. However, recently there has been evidence that alteration of the normal population of various types of bacteria that lives in the intestines may contributes to the development of fatty liver. Probiotics is a dietary supplement containing live bacteria that is formulated to change the composition and population of the bacteria in the intestines. It is postulated that by taking specifically formulated probiotics, the alteration of the intestinal bacteria may lead to improvement of the fatty liver, leading to better daily liver function. In this 6-month study, investigators would like to investigate the effectiveness of the probiotics in improving the liver function and in the treatment of the fatty liver. It will compare the fatty liver of patients who took the probiotics supplements compared to those who did not took it and see if there is any improvement.

To investigate the influence of hepatic steatosis on the anti-viral effect of entecavir in chronic hepatitis B patients.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of metformin on biochemical and histological findings in NAFLD patients with insulin resistance syndrome.

With the Westernization of the diet and insufficient exercise, Taiwan's population of obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia has increased in recent years, and the prevalence of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has gradually increased. Although weight loss, dietary adjustments, and certain drug treatments can delay the deterioration of the disease; however, weight loss and dietary adjustment are not easy.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate MET642 in NASH patients.

Obesity is associated with a variety of co-morbidities. Children with obesity are more likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and CVD risk markers (e.g. hypertension, elevated serum cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus), but also with organ specific pathologies such as a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A recent meta-analysis has shown that the prevalence of NAFLD in obese pediatric populations is approximately 35%, compared to approximately 8% in general pediatric population, making it a very important health threat in these populations. Successful pharmacological interventions to treat or prevent NASH are not yet available and so far only weight loss has clear benefits. However, it is well known that sustained weight-loss is difficult to achieve on the longer-term. The investigators recently demonstrated in mice that plant sterol and stanol ester consumption inhibited the development of liver inflammation. Moreover, Javanmardi et al. recently demonstrated in a population of adult NAFLD patients, that plasma concentrations of Alanine Transaminase (ALT) were reduced after daily plant sterol consumption (1.6 g/d) for 6 weeks. In this study, the investigators propose to evaluate the effect of consuming soft chews enriched with plant stanol esters (3 grams/day) on ALT concentrations in children with overweight or (morbid) obesity who are at risk of developing NAFLD, in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blinded study with an intervention period and follow-up period of 6 months. 52 overweight and obese children with elevated ALT concentrations (>39 U/L for boys and >33 U/L for girls) will be included. All children will be randomly allocated to consume control or plant stanol ester enriched soft chews on a daily basis for a period of 6 months. After 12 months there will be an additional blood sample to evaluate whether the 6 months intervention is still effective.