A study to see effect of yoga in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

An interventional study of the effect of yoga in addition to standard lifestyle modification in the management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/10/059300

Enrollment

400

Registered

2023-10-30

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K760- Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Yoga in addition to standard care: Yoga Practices:(After patient recruitment, patients will attend the guided yoga therapy sessions for first 9-10 days regularly and thereafter once in

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant having age between 18-60 years of age 2. Participant diagnosed as case of NAFLD (CAP score = 238 dB/m on VCTE) 3. Participants who gives consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: : 1. Patients with overt cirrhosis (Patients with gross ascites and hepatic encephalopathy) 2. Patients with positive Hepatitis B surface antigen 3. Patients with positive antibody against hepatitis C virus 4. Patients with congestive hepatopathy (Patients with tender hepatomegaly, elevated JVP, right heart failure on 2D Echo) 5. Pregnant females 6. Patients with active malignancy 7. Patients with secondary causes of fatty liver (eg, consumption of amiodarone and tamoxifen) 8. Patients using /have used hepatotoxic drugs in the last 6 months (over 4 g/day of acetaminophen, methotrexate, nitrofurantoin, and rifampicin). 9. Men who consumed >140g and women who consumed >70 g of alcohol per week for at least 10 years were also excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To see change in degree of fatty liver after yoga interventionTimepoint: Baseline Characteristics (Anthropometry, blood investigations, LSM score, CAP score) will be recorded. After patient recruitment, patients will attend the guided yoga therapy sessions for first 9-10 days regularly and thereafter once in a week for 6 months. Daily self-practice of the module at home will be monitored by maintaining Yoga diary. His parameters will be retested at 6 months and one year intervals.	—

Measure

Time frame

To see change in degree of fatty liver after yoga interventionTimepoint: Baseline Characteristics (Anthropometry, blood investigations, LSM score, CAP score) will be recorded. After patient recruitment, patients will attend the guided yoga therapy sessions for first 9-10 days regularly and thereafter once in a week for 6 months. Daily self-practice of the module at home will be monitored by maintaining Yoga diary. His parameters will be retested at 6 months and one year intervals.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To see decrease in CAP score in both armsTimepoint: Every 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Abhishek Singhai

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal

drabhisheksinghai@gmail.com07552832110

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026