Status:

UNKNOWN

Bariatric Surgery vs. Lifestyle Modification for NASH

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Randomized Controlled Trial comparing the effects of Bariatric Surgery vs. Lifestyle modification on NASH resolution.

Detailed Description

Patients with biopsy-proven NASH will be randomized to either bariatric surgery or lifestyle interventions. After 1-year follow-up a liver biopsy will be done to evaluate NASH resolution

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI between 30 and 45
  • with biopsy-proven NASH
  • with or without type 2 diabetes
  • that fit for bariatric surgery.

Exclusion

  • borderline NASH ou cirrhosis;
  • alcohol consumption (\> 20 g/day for men and \> 10 g/day for women, for the last 2 years);
  • other hepatic diseases (such as viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, drug-induced hepatic disease, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis);
  • HIV infection;
  • unable to provide informed consent;
  • previous foregut or bariatric surgery;
  • malignancy;
  • patients that unfit for bariatric surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 19 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 20 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04298736

Start Date

February 19 2020

End Date

March 20 2022

Last Update

March 6 2020

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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-903