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Effectiveness and Adherence of Modified Alternate-day Calorie Restriction (MACR) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

NCT03791203 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2019-01-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is no effective therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), although intensive calorie restriction is typically recommended but dietary adherence is an issue. Currently, there are no studies had been focusing the effect of Modified Alternate Day Calorie Restriction in NAFLD patient focusing on changes in liver steatosis and fibrosis.

Conditions

  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Calorie restriction (MACR)

This was a randomized, single-blind controlled trial with modified alternate-day calorie restriction (MACR) as the active intervention and normal habitual diet as control at Hospital University of Sains Malaysia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yeong Yeh Lee, MD, PhD · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-01
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-10-01

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