Checks liver fat in adults born with low birth weight
Studies liver fat in adults aged 34 to 49 born with low birth weight.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
Key facts
- Where
- Herlev, DenmarkSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 34 and 49 years old?
Source: NCT05890365, who can take part
Where in Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center CopenhagenHerlev, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
- Trial code
- NCT05890365
- Record updated
- 11 June 2026
- Original description
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.Read full original descriptionShow less
Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals - Extended Validation.
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.
Inclusion: 250 healthy, men and women born with a low birth weight (birth weight (BW) <10% of the population) and 50 born with a normal birth weight controls (BW between 50-90% of the population); born at term (weeks 39-41).
Exclusion: Disease/medication known to affect primary outcome; Metabolic/liver disease; BMI>35 kg/m2; Self-reported high physical activity level; Alcohol intake above general recommendations; Weight gain/loss of >3 kg within the past 6 months.