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NCT03875625Recruiting

Change of Adipose Tissues and Triglyceride After Bariatric Surgery or Life-style Intervention

Change of Adipose Tissues and Triglyceride in Obese Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Bariatric Surgery or Life-style Intervention

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Feb 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The study is aimed * To quantify the change of adipose tissues, triglyceride in liver and pancreas and cholesterol after lifestyle intervention or bariatric surgery. * To test the hypothesis that Brown fat is an independent biomarker for the development of Non Alcoholic Fat Liver Disease (NAFLD) * To study the association among Brown fat, NAFLD and obesity.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80 (estimated)
First submitted
8 Mar 2019
Start date
1 Apr 2019
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
NCT number
NCT03875625

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 80
  • From 1 Apr 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Under medications known to affect liver fat

Other illness

  • Other kind of hepatic diseases

Other

  • Waist circumference ≥ 150 cm
  • Weight ≥ 250 kg
  • MRI contraindications

Who the study is looking for

  • BMI ≥ 25-30 kg/m2
  • BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 with Metabolic syndrome
  • BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 for morbid obesity

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wale Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaRecruiting

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