NASH Fitness Intervention in Thrombosis Trial (NASHFit)

NCT03518294 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2023-02-03

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Summary

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. The most advanced forms of NAFLD are associated with increased liver-related mortality and lower overall survival. The current standard of care for NAFLD is lifestyle changes through diet and exercise. The human genome and regulation of gene expression is influenced by physical activity. NAFLD is a prothrombotic state with derangements in all three phases of hemostasis leading to clinically important clotting events. Exercise can improve coagulation in healthy persons. In this proposal, we seek to begin a line of work to answer the question "Can lifestyle changes effectively mitigate the increased risk of clotting in patients with NAFLD?" focusing initially on the at-risk population genetically susceptible to advanced disease.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Exercise

Subjects in the aerobic exercise group will be supervised to exercise 30 minutes, 5 times per week at a moderate intensity. Formal exercise instruction and supervision will be provided by ACSM certified fitness professionals at the Penn State University Fitness Center. Aerobic exercise can be completed on either the treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine or the elliptical machine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan Stine, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2021-03-24
Completion
2021-03-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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