NCT00815009

Evaluation of Diet and Exercise in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Prospective Histopathologic Evaluation of Diet and Exercise in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: San Antonio Military Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Moderate exercise with a low fat and/or a moderate fat with low processed carbohydrate diet will have a greater effect on slowing disease progression and reversing hepatic steatosis and/or necro-inflammation in the liver of adult patients with NAFLD and NASH when compared to a regular healthy diet alone.

Conditions

• Fatty Liver

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mod Fat/Low Processed Carb Diet and Moderate Exercise	Follow a moderate fat with low processed carbohydrate diet with moderate exercise at the cardiac rehab clinic (2x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/2wks for 8 wks)
BEHAVIORAL	Low Fat Diet and Moderate Exercise	Follow a low fat diet along with moderate exercise at the cardiac rehab clinic (2x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/2wks for 8 wks)
BEHAVIORAL	Moderate Exercise Only	No special dietary meal plan. Moderate exercise in the cardiac rehab clinic (2x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/wk for 8 wks, 1x/2wks for 8 wks)

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2008-12-29
• Last updated: 2012-07-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States