Status:

UNKNOWN

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Taipei Medical University Hospital

Conditions:

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Brief Summary

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal liver biochemistry tests in the world. The prevalence rate of NAFLD has been reported to be 30-40% in men and 15-20% in wo...

Detailed Description

This prospective study have been approved by Taipei Medical University-Joint Institutional Review Board. The starting point for each patient is the day of surgery and the end-point is 1 year after the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult male and female Morbidly obese patients age 20-65 years with BMI over 37.5 kg/m\^2, or BMI over 32.5 kg/m\^2 with comorbidity other than diabetes (hypertension, NASH, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis joint…etc.) or BMI over 27.5 kg/m\^2 with poor control diabetes undergoing bariatric surgery

Exclusion

  • The presence of end organ damage
  • Previous bariatric surgery
  • Women who are pregnant or nursing
  • Prolonged exposure to known hepatotoxins such as alcohol or drugs
  • Concurrent hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis D virus, or human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Concurrent autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Wilson disease or hemochromatosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2016

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04059029

Start Date

October 1 2016

End Date

July 1 2021

Last Update

August 16 2019

Active Locations (0)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 0 (0 locations)

No Results Found

We couldn’t find results for the location/zipcode entered or within the selected range. Please check your input or adjust your search.