Active clinical trials for "Fatty Liver"

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is common, may progress to cirrhosis and is predicted to become a leading indication for liver transplantation in the near future. Though often associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome, our current understanding of disease development is limited and there are few therapeutic options. Imbalance of gut bacteria is suspected to play a key role driving the progression of fatty liver disease and there is hope manipulation of these bacteria may be beneficial. This study will determine if fecal microbiota transplantation, using stool from lean donors, is an effective and safe treatment for NASH.

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a growing public health problem affecting over 5% of the population. These patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular and liver-related death and have higher rates of malignancy. The currently standard of care is weight loss and physical exercise, with histological and analytical improvement in patients achieving a 5-10% reduction in body weight. However, less than 25% of the subjects achieve this goal. In obese patients , restrictive surgical treatments and gastric bypass have been successful in improving the metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and liver histology. Currently, less invasive and less costly endoscopic techniques are being developed. These techniques also achieve a gastric restriction with similar results than bariatric surgery. One of these is the OverStitch® system (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX, USA). Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this method in the improvement of liver histology in obese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of intermittent fasting on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle and fat distribution.

Angiotensin II has been proposed as a lipid metabolism regulator. It is known that adipocytes secrete a variety of protein, such as TNFα, plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1, leptin, resistin and adiponectin; these proteins have a wide range of biological effects and are associated with insulin resistance. Adipocytes also produce angiotensinogen and angiotensin II and a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is present in adipose tissue. In overweight or obese hypertensive normocholesterolemic patients the treatment with AT1-receptor blocker (Losartan) may have a better effect on hepatic steatosis and visceral fat deposition than the antihypertensive treatment with calcium channel blocker (amlodipine). Simvastatin will be added to both groups. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of losartan and simvastatin on ultrasonographic qualitative and quantitative parameters in overweight or obese hypertensive normocholesterolemic patients with hepatic steatosis.

This study measures the steatosis in patients With fatty livers as determined by CAP score from a fibroscan assessment. The study attempts to determine the effect of using the Medical Food Hepaxa in a Clinical setting Close to real-world use.

Aims and objectives: The Investigator aimed to evaluate effect of adjustable intra gastric balloon on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) with or without diabetes mellitus, who have failed to achieve >10% of total body weight with lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy for weight loss. The Investigator will evaluate NASH parameters such as NASH activity score(NAS), liver function tests along with weight loss and change in glycaemic control and changes in hormonal activity. Sample size: Based on previous study, to achieve median reduction of 40% in NAS score with 80% power and 0.05 as type 1 error; total sample size required is 36 cases.

To study the effects of Hesperidin and flaxseed supplement on lipid profile, liver enzymes, inflammatory factors and hepatic fibrosis in patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), 50 patients who referred to Gastrointestinal (GI) clinic with steatosis grade 2 and 3 will be randomly allocated to contol group or 2 capsules Hesperidin and 30 gram flaxseed for 12 weeks; both groups will be advised to adherence the investigators' diet and exercise program too. At the first and the end of the intervention, lipid profiles, liver enzymes, some inflammatory markers, and liver fibrosis will be assessed and compared between groups.

The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether an online lifestyle modification program for people with Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) through a mobile application produces a significant reduction in liver steatosis and is associated with a higher rate of weight loss compared to standard recommendations currently indicated in Primary Care.

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, and positive control clinic trial which explores the efficacy and safety of ornithine aspartate granules in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease against silymarin capsules. The hypothesis is that the ornithine aspartate granules have similar or better efficacy than the silymarin capsules.

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