Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 20 years who present alterations in transaminases with cutoff above 35 U / l and hepatic fat content above 7.5% by MRI will be included. Diabetic patients will include those with a disease duration of more than 6 months (under treatment) and less than 10 years; without the use of insulin therapy and using at maximum two oral antihyperglycaemic agents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria will be: alcohol use more than 30 grams / day over 10 years for men and more than 20 grams / day for women; viral hepatitis B and C and HIV; drugs that impair beta oxidation (methotrexate, amiodarone, tetracycline, tamoxifen, chemotherapeutics); autoimmune hepatitis; biliary diseases; metabolic genetic disorders; ferritin above 1000 mg / dL; recurrent urinary tract infection; diabetics using GLP-1 analogs or in oral double therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of hepatic fat content by MRI, at least 10% compared to first MRI before the treatment;Reduction of serum concentrations of transaminases, at least 10 u/l compared levels before the treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body weight reduction at least 5% compared to weight before treatment ;Increase of telomere length at least 5% compared before treatment ;Increased serum concentrations of IGF-1, at least 1 quartile compared before treatment | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Centro Educacional Hyarte