Patients with fatty liver
Conditions
Interventions
Exercise by EMS device for 12 weeks
Sponsors
Saitama Medical University
Toray International, Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient diagnosed as fatty liver by abdominal ultrasonography with no drinking history.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who can not affix the EMS device to their lower limbs 2) Pregnancy, nursing woman or possibly pregnant woman 3) Patients wearing implantable medical electrical equipment such as pacemakers 4) Patient wearing life support electrical equipment such as heart-lung machine 5) Patient wearing medical-type electrical equipment such as electrocardiograph 6) Patients with metal deposits on the body such as a tattoo 7) Patients with history of epilepsy or neurological disorder 8) Patients diagnosed with viral hepatitis 9) Patients diagnosed with autoimmune liver disease 10) Patients diagnosed with drug-induced liver injury 11) Patients with malignant tumors 12) Patients receiving medication to treat fatty liver 13) Patients who thought to be inappropriate to enter this study for some reasons by physician's judgments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serological indicators (ALT, AST, GGT) and NAFLD scoring system in abdominal ultrasound at 12 weeks after initiation of EMS exercise | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYoshihito UCHIDA
Saitama Medical University Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Outcome results
None listed