Active clinical trials for "Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease"

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global epidemic with a prevalence of 25%. Currently therapies for NAFLD patients without diabetes mellitus (DM) are limited, and are associated with various adverse side effects. Sodium-glucose cotransporter type-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can reduce hepatic fat content in patients with DM. However, the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in NAFLD patients without DM has not been investigated. Magnetic resonance imaging-derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) are non-invasive methods to diagnose hepatic steatosis and fibrosis/cirrhosis, respectively. The investigators propose a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to compare the effects of empagliflozin (a type of SLGT2 inhibitors) versus placebo (in a 1:1 ratio) in reducing hepatic fat content as measured by MRI-PDFF in NAFLD patients without DM. A total of 98 adult patients will be randomly sampled from the liver clinic in our local hospital. Empagliflozin 10mg daily will be given to the treatment arm. The placebo pill will be manufactured to be identical in appearance to the study drug. Eligible subjects will be followed up until week 52, and will undergo clinical, anthropometric and laboratory assessments (including liver function test and fasting blood) at baseline, week 6, 12, 26, 40 and 52. They will undergo LSM at baseline, week 26 and 52, and MRI-PDFF at baseline and week 52. The primary outcome will be a difference in change of liver fat content (measured by MRI-PDFF) at week 52 from baseline between the two groups. The study results will determine whether SGLT2 inhibitors can reduce hepatic steatosis in NAFLD patients without DM.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of single ascending doses of ALN-HSD in healthy participants (Part A) and multiple doses of ALN-HSD in patients with NASH (Parts B and C).

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that will evaluate the safety, efficacy, tolerability of BIO89-100 in patients with biopsy-confirmed fibrosis stages F2-F3 NASH.

NAFLD is increasingly being identified in lean individuals, especially in Chinese population. Among the NAFLD patients, the lean NAFLD accounts for 15.9%-23.0%. Previous studies showed that the lean NAFLD individuals might have a higher risk of severe hepatic disease than those obese individuals. However, the effects of aerobic exercise on the reduction of liver fat content and metabolic risk factors in lean NAFLD individuals remain unknown. In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise) on liver fat content and metabolic risk factors in lean NAFLD individuals.

The purpose of this study is to see if the study drug, tirzepatide administered once weekly, is safe and effective as a treatment for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

This study aims at evaluating and comparing the protective outcomes of using Obeticholic acid versus Vitamin E in NASH patients without cirrhosis. The intervention is 6-months duration and the study will assess the efficacy of either drug as fibrosis improvement (≥ 1 stage) with no worsening of NASH or NASH resolution with no worsening of fibrosis with the study considered successful if either 1ry end point is met. . Also, assessment of biochemical markers related to steatosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance and liver fibrosis will be done.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of multiple ION224 doses when administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection for 49 weeks (end of the treatment [EOT]) on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) histologic improvement and to assess the effect on liver steatosis by magnetic resonance imaging-determined proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF), additional changes in NASH histologic features, liver biochemistry tests, and plasma lipid profile.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a highly prevalent disorder which is directly linked to lifestyle patterns and is associated with poor quality of life, increased fatigue and psychological distress. The aim of the current study is to evaluate quality of life, fatigue and psychological functioning in NAFLD patients and assess the impact of systematic counseling on patients' psychosocial functioning.

The research study is a parallel arm, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to assess changes in hepatic lipid accumulation, visceral adipose tissue and postprandial lipid, markers of inflammation and energy metabolism in participants who consume 3 study foods per day for 16 week, while maintaining their body weight.

This study is intended to investigate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of AZD2693, following subcutaneous (SC) administration of multiple ascending doses in participants with Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) with fibrosis Stage 0 to 3 and who are carriers of the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) 148M risk alleles.