NCT05130346

Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Intervention in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Beyond the Paradigm of Weight Loss.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out about the usefulness of mindfulness for weight loss and improvement of physical and mental health in people who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Detailed description

Adding mindfulness to lifestyle changes for weight loss may improve fatty liver disease in particular and overall health and well-being in general by helping sustain weight loss and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This study will allow researchers to learn more about it. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition where there is accumulation of excess fat in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol. It is part of the metabolic syndrome characterized by diabetes, or pre-diabetes (insulin resistance), being overweight or obese, elevated blood lipids, as well as high blood pressure, all are risk factors for the disease. In this study, participants will receive usual care, and in addition, they may be asked to participate in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for 8 weeks. Usual care involves the routine clinic follow up visits and routine lab tests and imaging studies.

Conditions

• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)	Participants will be asked to attend group meetings for mindfulness training. Each meeting will last approximately one hour and will take place online via Zoom. The meetings will occur on a weekly basis, over an 8-week period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-01
• Completion: 2023-12-01
• First posted: 2021-11-23
• Last updated: 2023-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States