Controlled Trial of WLS vs. CLI for Severely Obese Adolescents With NASH

NCT02412540 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2021-11-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine effective treatment and identify diagnostic biomarkers for Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Individuals that take part in the study will be participating in either a weight loss surgery (WLS) group or a comprehensive lifestyle intervention (CLI) group. People in the WLS group will receive vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG). The CLI group will receive dietary, activity and behavioral interventions provided by trained study staff.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention

Dietary, behavioral and activity interventions designed to reduce weight.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stavra Xanthakos, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-23
Primary Completion
2021-03-02
Completion
2021-03-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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