Status:

COMPLETED

Genetic-specific Effects of Fructose on Liver Lipogenesis

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

NAFLD

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary goal of this study is to identify a set of genotypes that increase the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and predispose individuals to increased de novo lipogenesis (DNL) a...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by fat accumulation in liver cells not caused by alcohol. A leading cause of chronic liver disease in the US, NAFLD ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects 12 - 40 years
  • No history of alcohol abuse (\> 7 drinks per week)
  • History of fructose intake of \< 14 drinks per week
  • Caucasian ethnicity
  • BMI \> 25kg/m² - 32kg/m² or 85th -99th percentile but otherwise healthy

Exclusion

  • ages \< 12 and \> 40 years
  • Pregnant/lactating
  • known alcohol abuse or fructose intake \> 14 drinks per week
  • not of Caucasian ethnicity
  • glucose levels \> 100 mg/dL if fasting, \> 140mg/dL if within 2 hours post meal and \> 200 mg/dL if random sample
  • taking anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, uric acid and/or lipid-lowering medications
  • known diagnosis of diabetes, fructose intolerance, chronic kidney disease, NAFLD or any liver-related disease, hypertriglyceridemia, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism, obstructive sleep apnea, hypopituitarism and hypogonadism
  • BMI \< 25kg/m² or \> 32 kg/m² or \< 85th or \> 99th percentile
  • Liver fat fraction \>5% as per baseline MRI scan

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 25 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 25 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03783195

Start Date

January 25 2019

End Date

April 25 2023

Last Update

October 23 2024

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UNC Nutrition Research Institute

Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States, 28081