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N/ACompleted· 40 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Dietary modificationother
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Randomized, Controlled Dietary Treatment Study of Pediatric NAFLD

University of California, San Diego·interventional·Posted Jul 31, 2015·Updated Jan 28, 2020

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Dietary modification for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 2 sites.

Detailed Summary

This is an investigator initiated study being conducted in equal numbers at two sites, University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and Emory University (EU). The purpose of this study is to understand the potential of a low sugar diet for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children. Forty boys with NAFLD will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a habitual diet control group. The intervention will be a low sugar diet for a period of 8 weeks. The effect of this dietary change will be assessed using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) testing to measure liver fat.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsEmory University, Nutrition Science Initiative

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedJul 31, 2015
Enrollment StartJul 1, 2015
Primary CompletionAug 31, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 2.2 yearsPosted 10.9 years ago

Interventions

Dietary modificationother

The intervention is a modification of the family's habitual diet with a low sugar version of their diet.