Clinical trials: Liver Metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of Low-glycemic Index Meals Intake on DM2 Women Under Metformin Therapy
To compare the effect of low-glycemic index versus control lunches and dinners intake on indicators of satiety, metabolic parameters and liver steatosis degree on women with type 2 diabetes under metformin therapy.
- Trial name
- LGIM (NCT03165877)
- Testing
- Low-glycemic index, Control
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Alternate Dosing Study of MK-6024 in Adults With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) (MK-6024-016)
This study will evaluate the effect of efinopegdutide administration once every 2 weeks (Q2W) versus once weekly (Q1W) on mean relative reduction from baseline in liver fat content (LFC) after 28 weeks, as well as the safety and…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06482112
- Testing
- Efinopegdutide
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Liver Disease
Effect of Plant-based Diets on Liver Biomarkers, Cardiometabolic Health, and Exposure to Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Disruptors in Patients With Metabolic Liver Disease.
Plant-based diets have gained increasing recognition for their sustainability and their benefits on cardiometabolic and liver health.
- Trial name
- ESTEATOVEG (NCT07503431)
- Testing
- Traditional Mediterranean diet, Vegan Mediterranean diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Miguel López Moreno
Fatty Liver
Liver Enzymes and Metabolic Risk Factors Response to Laser Acupuncture Versus Cupping Therapy in Fatty Liver
fatty liver disease is characterized by low antioxidants, disturbed lipid metabolism, cardioautonomic functions, and elevated blood measures (glucose, inflammatory markers, liver enzymes)
- Trial name
- NCT05623930
- Testing
- laser acupuncture, wet cupping
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage A, B or C HCC
DNP-MRSI of HCC Metabolism to Predict Therapeutic Response
This proposal describes a non-therapeutic diagnostic clinical trial to estimate the ability of DNP-MRS imaging of hyperpolarized 1-13C-pyruvate uptake and metabolism to predict response following LRT with TACE/TARE/Microwave…
- Trial name
- NCT07807475
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 1-13C -Pyruvate
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Fatty Liver, Dyslipidemias
Atorvastatin Versus Vitamin E in Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The purpose of the study is to compare the impact of atorvastatin 20mg qd and Vitamin E 300mg qd therapy on liver fat content in patients with type 2 diabetes associated with high LDL-C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Conditions
- Fatty Liver, Dyslipidemias, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT01720719
- Testing
- atorvastatin, Vitamin E
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Xin Gao
Type 2 Diabetes, Liver Cirrhosis
Various Insulin Regimens for Diabetic Inpatients With Cirrhosis Trial
Liver disease is an important cause of death in type 2 diabetes. In the population-based Verona Diabetes Study cirrhosis was the fourth leading cause of death and accounted for 4.4% of diabetes-related deaths.
- Trial name
- VIRDICT (NCT01143948)
- Testing
- Glargine & Glulisine, Regular insulin, NPH & regular insulin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Subjects With NASH
The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the effect of ESG with OverStitch® system (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX, USA) compared to LSG on 1) histological improvement in NASH; 2) all-cause mortality and liver-related…
- Trial name
- TESLA-NASH (NCT04060368)
- Testing
- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) with OverStitch® system + Lifestyle modifications, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) + Lifestyle modifications
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis, Liver
Rifamycin in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
This is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of MHE in patients with cirrhosis using rifamycin SV-MMX 600mg BID vs placebo for 30 days with PK, safety, microbiota, brain function and brain MRI endpoints.
- Trial name
- RIVET (NCT04082780)
- Testing
- Rifamycin SV MMX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Chronic Hepatitis C, Insulin Resistance
Pegylated-Interferon and Ribavirin Plus Metformin in the Treatment of Chronic HCV Infection and Insulin Resistance
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes and HCV infection itself may promote insulin resistance, irrespective of the severity of liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00370617
- Testing
- metformin
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Wolman Disease
Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sebelipase Alfa in Children With Growth Failure Due to Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
This was an open-label, repeat-dose, intra-participant dose-escalation study of SBC-102 (sebelipase alfa) in children with growth failure due to lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) Deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01371825
- Testing
- Sebelipase alfa (SBC-102)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overweight and Obesity
Surgical-imaging Research on Obesity (SIRO)
The global obesity epidemic is well established, and is an important public health issue. The previous researches had applied the clues that obesity is a kind of systemic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT06268262
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Liver Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis, Effects of TRAnsplantation and Diabetes
This observational study is aimed at assessing insulin secretion and sensitivity by the use of a mathematical modeling from oral glucose tolerance test in subjects with liver cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation…
- Trial name
- CETRA (NCT02038517)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Study of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Among Sohag University Employees
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the latest term for steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06536933
- Testing
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Efficacy of Albumin for Acute Encephalopathy in Patients With Cirrhosis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of albumin in addition to the standard care is effective in the treatment of an episode of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- ALFAE (NCT00886925)
- Testing
- Albumin, Sodium chloride 0.9%
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis
Efficacy Study of Polyethylene Glycol 3350-electrolyte Solution (GoLYTELY®) Versus Lactulose in Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy.
This study is being done to find out if the laxative polyethylene glycol (also known as GoLYTELY® or Miralax®) can treat your hepatic encephalopathy (confusion due to your liver disease and/or cirrhosis) better and/or more safely…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis, Portosystemic Encephalopathy, PSE
- Trial name
- PSE (NCT01283152)
- Testing
- Polyethylene glycol 3350-electrolyte solution (GoLYTELY®), Lactulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B
Insulin Resistance Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) and the Effect of Antiviral Therapy
The literature suggests that there may be an association between hepatitis C and type 2 diabetes mellitus independent of the presence of cirrhosis, the likely mechanism for which is insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00188240
- Testing
- Pegasys; Copegus.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
DIABETES MELLITUS
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Type 2 Diabetes
In many observational studies, vitamin D deficiency is related to glucose intolerance and diabetes. But there little randomized, controlled interventional studies that evaluate the effect of vitamin D in type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- VD2000 (NCT01854463)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Metabolic Syndrome
Molecules Associated With the Presence and Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remain unmet medical needs. Aim of this study is to investigate the blood levels of three hormonal systems related to obesity, insulin resistance…
- Trial name
- NAFLD (NCT03986684)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hippocration General Hospital
MASLD, MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease)
Accurate Point of Care Liver Disease Diagnostics (Phase 2)
This research study is being conducted to find out more about techniques to non-invasively evaluate liver disease. This is the second phase of a project in which we are testing a new technology to evaluate the liver…
- Conditions
- MASLD, MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease), NAFLD, NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07518784
- Testing
- LiverScope® exam, MR exam, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego