Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ketogenic Diet in MASLD-related cACLD

Lead Sponsor:

University of Palermo

Conditions:

Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic

Steatosis of Liver

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that very low ketogenic diet could represent a new therapeutic option in the management of patients with MASLD and cACLD. Therefore, the investigator propose a randomized...

Detailed Description

The rationale of the study stems from evidence that patients with "compensated advanced chronic liver disease" (cACLD) secondary to MASLD have higher risk of liver-related morbidity (liver decompensat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Pattients with cACLD secondary MASLD. Specifically cACLD is defined as liver stiffness ≥10 KPa by Transient Elastography and/or fibrosis F3 or F4 at liver biopsy by Kleiner scoring system; MASLD is defined by the presence of steatosis and at least one of five cardiometabolic risk factor.
  • Informed consent form obtained before any trial-related ac.vity.

Exclusion

  • Concomitance of any other chronic liver disease: Wilson's disease (normal serum ceruloplasmin); alpha-1-an.trypsin deficiency (normal serum alpha-1-an.trypsin); viral hepatitis (anti-HCV and HBsAg negativity); primary biliary cirrhosis (ANA\<1:160 and AMA negativity); autoimmune hepatitis (ANA, SMA and LKM \<1:160), . .
  • MetALD: patients with metabolic dysfunc.on-associated steato.c liver disease, who consume amounts of alcohol per week (140-350 g/wk and 210-420 g/wk for females and males, respectively.
  • History of or planned gastrointestinal bypass or any additional bariatric surgery/intervention.
  • Recent significant weight loss ( \> 5 % within previous 6 months)
  • Presence of large esophageal varices (F2 or F3)
  • Decompensated liver cirrhosis and/or presence of hepatocarcinoma and/or portal thrombosis.
  • Be pregnant or breasxeeding.
  • Type 1 diabetes, cardiac arrhythmias, recent stroke or myocardial infarction, heart failure, elective surgery or invasive procedures, chronic kidney disease (eGFR\<30 ml/min).
  • Therapy with SGLT-2 inhibitors and/or GLP-1 agonist started within 6 months of screening visit.
  • Recent (within 6 months of screening visit) or concomitant use of agents known to cause hepatic steatosis (corticosteroids, amiodarone, methotrexate, tamoxifen, tetracycline, high dose estrogens, valproic acid)
  • Any additional condition that might interfere with optimal participation in the study, according to investigators opinion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06537466

Start Date

November 1 2024

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

August 5 2024

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Section of Gastroenterology, PROMISE, University of Palermo

Palermo, Italy