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Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
Led by Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen · Updated on 2026-04-27
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
154 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Lead Sponsor
A
Aarhus University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Healthy men and women born with low birth weight (below the 10th percentile)
- Healthy men and women born with normal birth weight (between the 50th and 90th percentile)
- Born at term (weeks 39-41)
You will not qualify if you...
- Body mass index (BMI) over 35 kg/m2
- Any disease or medication known to affect the main study outcome
- Self-reported high physical activity level
- Alcohol intake above general recommendations
- Metabolic or liver disease
- Weight gain or loss greater than 3 kg within the past 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Herlev, Denmark, 2730
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Charlotte Brøns, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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