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WithdrawnNCT01849081

Evaluating the Efficacy of CPAP Therapy for the Treatment of Fatty Liver

Evaluating the Efficacy of CPAP Therapy for the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

We are doing this research study to evaluate whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a treatment for sleep apnea, will also help treat fatty liver disease. Sleep apnea is a disease where a person has interruptions in their breathing while they are sleep. This can lead to low oxygen levels in the blood. CPAP is a mask that delivers oxygen at high pressure to the lungs to prevent a decrease in blood oxygen levels. CPAP is a known treatment for sleep apnea.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICECPAPSubjects in the intervention arm will be treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device at night.
BEHAVIORALLIfestyleSubjects will undergo 12 weeks of dietary counseling.

Timeline

Start date
2019-03-01
Primary completion
2019-03-01
Completion
2019-03-01
First posted
2013-05-08
Last updated
2020-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01849081. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.