Active clinical trials for "Fatty Liver"

The primary objectives of this study are to assess, in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and presumed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the following: The safety and tolerability of multiple doses of INT 747; The effects of 2 dose levels (25 mg and 50 mg) of INT 747 on insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis; Effects of INT-747 on hepatocellular function as measured by assessment of liver enzymes and biochemical markers of hepatic and metabolic function and inflammation, and; Trough concentrations of INT-747 and its metabolites, glyco 6-ethyl chenodeoxycholic acid (6-EDCA) and tauro 6-ECDCA.

One third of the population in the United States has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the progressive form of NAFLD, can lead to cirrhosis.Currently, there is no proven therapy for patients with NASH. The investigators core hypothesis is that therapy of patients with NASH with pentoxifylline (PTX) for one year will result in improvement of biochemical parameters of liver disease and hepatic histology. The focus of this proposal is on the effectiveness of pentoxifylline (PTX) in improving laboratory and tissue parameters of liver disease, parameters of insulin-resistance, and levels of cytokines in patients with NASH.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the addition of Diamel, a nutritional supplement, to hypocaloric diet and exercise could improve the histological results (steatosis, necro-inflammatory activity and fibrosis), insulin resistance, aminotransferase levels and anthropometric measures in comparison with a placebo-controlled group with hypocaloric diet and exercise during 52 weeks of treatment in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Test the efficacy of vitamin D to improve non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with regard to biochemical and histological parameters. Trial with medicinal product

Due to the western lifestyle, correlated with a high calorie intake and low physical activity, obesity is becoming a major health problem. All over the world obesity reaches epidemic proportions. Obesity is closely linked to type 2 diabetes, a multi-factorial disease that increases the presence of multiple health problems. Until now, exercise and dietary intervention seem to be the single most effective interventions to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In obesity and type 2 diabetes, not only fat accumulation in adipose tissue, but also fat accumulation in the peripheral tissues occurs. Fat accumulation in peripheral tissues has been associated with insulin resistance. Exercise seems to have a positive effect on the accumulation of fat in the peripheral tissue and on the insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic patients. In this study we want to investigate if a prolonged exercise training program can lower the intrahepatic lipid content and can improve the metabolism of the liver in type 2 diabetic patients and patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and to examine if this leads to improvements in metabolic risk markers. To this end, we will include investigation of the effect of exercise on adipose tissue (inflammatory markers and adipocyte size) and skeletal muscle (ex vivo lipid metabolism) to incorporate the effect of exercise on liver, muscle and adipose tissue and to clarify the crosstalk between these tissues in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cholic acid therapy in treating lipodystrophy patients with hepatic steatosis. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study.

Lipodystrophies represent a therapeutic challenge with regards to the management of the diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver which frequently present in conjunction with significant adipose tissue loss. The purpose of the study and it's four subprojects is to examine the safety and efficacy of various novel interventions designed to improve or resolve the fatty liver, hypertriglyceridemia, and insulin resistance or diabetes that is seen in these patients.

To determine the role of pioglitazone in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in patients with glucose intolerance or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

The purpose of this study is to determine if therapeutic modification of insulin resistance or oxidative stress leads to improvement in serum or histologic indicators of liver injury or quality of life.

The study was performed on 160 participants, to ensure the impact of multi vitamin and mineral to reduce NAFLD