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Effect of ketogenic diet on fatty liver

Investigating the effect of ketogenic diet on patients with fatty liver

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220814055693N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-12-23
Start date
2022-08-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Ketogenic diet. Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD]

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: A common diet (a low-calorie diet with moderate carbohydrates in which the share of carbohydrates is 55% of the total energy) is provided to the patients for 3 months. I

Sponsors

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases Body mass index more than 25 kg/m2 Patient age between 20 and 60 years Not receiving the diet and exercise program in the past year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from chronic kidney diseases, heart diseases and other liver diseases (hepatitis, liver cirrhosis), diabetic patients treated with insulin Pregnancy or breastfeeding among female participants Unwillingness to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Alanine transaminase. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test, Hitachi 912 biochemical machine.;Aspartate aminotransferase. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test, Hitachi 912 biochemical machine.;Low-density lipoprotein. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test, Hitachi 912 biochemical machine.;High-density lipoprotein. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test, Hitachi 912 biochemical machine.;Triglycerides. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test, Hitachi 912 biochemical machine.;Blood Bilirubin. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratory sample? Malloy_evelyn method.;Fatty liver grade. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Ultrasonography.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehran Ebrahimi

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Mehraneb.3046@gmail.com+98 28 3379 0620

Outcome results

None listed

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