Clinical trials: Fatty Liver
Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Study
Background: Children s weight has increased sharply in recent years. This may put them at higher risk for health problems. High blood glucose in a pregnant mother and too much weight gain during pregnancy also may have long-term…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Fatty Liver
- Trial name
- NCT03481829
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C
Blood Collection Biorepository for Liver Disease Research
The purpose of establishing a biorepository is to provide high quality specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat and liver tissue) for future researchers who are studying the effects that fatty liver and viral diseases have on the…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT03025074
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NAFLD in Adolescents and Young Adults With PCOS
This project focuses on an at-risk adolescent and young adult population who may gain long-term health benefits from detection of risk factors at a young age.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02506946
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Healthy, Iron Overload
Fully Automated High-Throughput Quantitative MRI of the Liver
The purpose of this research is to see if a new automated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method will be able to improve the images taken of the liver.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Iron Overload, Liver Fat
- Trial name
- NCT05294471
- Testing
- Non-contrast MRI with novel MRI software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cancer Risk, Cancer Predisposition Syndrome
InAdvance: Surveillance, Prevention, and Interception in a Population at Risk for Cancer
This research study is creating a way to collect and store specimens and information from participants who may be at an increased risk of developing cancer, or has been diagnosed with an early phase of a cancer or a family member…
- Conditions
- Cancer Risk, Cancer Predisposition Syndrome, Hereditary Cancer Prediction, Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Trial name
- NCT05463796
- Testing
- Samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Pediatric Obesity, NAFLD
Effect of Obesity on Proton Pump Inhibitors
This longitudinal study tests the hypothesis that obesity affects drug pharmacology of acid suppression medications in children.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, NAFLD, GERD
- Trial name
- LiverLabPPI (NCT04248335)
- Testing
- Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Prevention of NAFLD in Hispanic Children
This is a 2 year clinical trial testing an intensive intervention to reduce dietary sugars as a means to prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pre-pubertal Hispanic children.
- Trial name
- NCT05292352
- Testing
- LFSD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Liver Neoplasm, HBV Infection
Single-cell Multiomics and Spatiotemporal Omics Analyze the Mechanism of Liver Degenerative Disease
The purpose of this observational study is to employ single-cell multi-omics and spatial omics technologies to characterize the spatial and immune structures within the livers of patients with fatty liver, hepatic hemangioma…
- Conditions
- Liver Neoplasm, HBV Infection, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT07265544
- Testing
- Collection of Preoperative Peripheral Blood, Collection of Discarded Liver Tissue During Surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Environmental Exposure, Fertility
JiGenerations Health Cohort Study：Parental Exposure and Intergenerational Health in China
The growing recognition of maternal health's impact on offspring necessitates large-scale prospective cohort studies spanning the maternal-child life cycle.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Fertility, Health Problems in Pregnancy, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07514377
- Testing
- N/A (Observational Study)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Institute for Family Planning, China
NAFLD, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Quantifying Body Composition and Liver Disease in Children Using Free-Breathing MRI and MRE
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to measure liver fat content and fatty tissues in the body, and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is used to measure liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- NCT04591106
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), Prototype MRE soft flexible passive transducer paddle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Genomic Resources for Enhancing Available Therapies (GREAT1.0) Study
This is a prospective, descriptive, observational research study designed to observe and document the clinical practice by domain experts, and how the knowledge of new findings that are published in the medical literature affect…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Hepatitis, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- GREAT1 (NCT04306939)
- Testing
- venipuncture, Questionnaires, Additional Sample Collections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
NAFLD, NASH
An Imaging-based Quantitative Biomarker Assay for NAFLD in Children
This study will validate recently developed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound (US) based methods for liver fat quantification in children with obesity and healthy range of body mass index (BMI).
- Trial name
- NCT06354491
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound (US)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
MASLD, Pediatric
Ultrasound-Based Estimation of Hepatic Steatosis in Pediatric MASLD
The purpose of this study is to validate an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm that estimates hepatic steatosis using ultrasound (US) B-mode images in pediatric participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
- Trial name
- NCT07265011
- Testing
- Ultrasound and MRI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jae Won Choi
Food Insecurity
Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health
Food insecurity (FI) disproportionately affects those who have been historically marginalized and significantly contributes to poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- I-FRESH (NCT06661538)
- Testing
- Food Security Screening & Referral Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Liver Steatosis, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Amino Acid Supplementation on Liver Lipid Content and Protein Metabolism in Obese Children
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of an eight-week dietary supplementation with essential amino acids plus arginine on liver and plasma lipid content, whole-body fat oxidation, whole-body insulin sensitivity…
- Conditions
- Liver Steatosis, Insulin Resistance, Whole Body Protein Metabolism, Body Composition, Beneficial
- Trial name
- NCT02337894
- Testing
- Essential amino acids plus arginine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease
To Explore the Value of New MR Technology in Non-invasive Quantitative Assessment of Systemic Metabolism, Disease Status and Prognosis in Patients With Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
The purpose of this study is to explore the value of new MR technology in assessing the systemic metabolism, disease status, and prognostic risk of metabolism-related fatty liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07149571
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
Influence of the Diversity and Composition of the Microbiota in the Development of Pediatric Fatty Liver
The objectives of the present study are: 1) to identify the intestinal and salivary microbiota associated with the presence and severity of hepatic steatosis in children (Study I: case-control study), and 2) to develop a…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- MicroKid (NCT04575506)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary intervention program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pública de Navarra
Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity
Relationship Between Eating Patterns, Body Composition and the Detection of Fatty Liver in Children and Adolescents With Trisomy 21: LiverTy Project
Childhood obesity is a growing public health issue affecting millions of children worldwide, increasing the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity, Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Trial name
- LiverTy (NCT06888570)
- Testing
- To evaluate fat liver content in the cases/controls population.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IMDEA Food
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD), Obesity and Overweight
Hepatoprotective Measures for Children at High Risk of NAFLD
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of disease, ranging from simple fatty deposition (steatosis) to inflammation (steatohepatitis), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and end-stage liver failure.
- Conditions
- Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD), Obesity and Overweight, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT06918080
- Testing
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 Mg Oral Capsule, Omega -3 fatty acids, Physical exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University