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Effects of Normobaric Hypoxic Training in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

NCT07073326 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-05-04

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Summary

Altitude training has been suggested to be of potential support to improve some chronic clinical conditions, especially metabolic conditions. Normobaric hypoxia represents a promising system to simulate altitude training, and its efficacy and safety have been suggested in different conditions, including diabetes, obesity and hypertension. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can characterized by metabolic alterations (including altered body composition, lipid and glycemic profile, etc.), and might benefit from aerobic training performed in simulated altitude training (i.e., normobaric hypoxia). Mild altitude training will be proposed (equal to about 2'500 m, 15% FiO2) and compared to a sham normobaric normoxia condition, during an 8-week 3 or 2 times per week 1-h aerobic training (walking) at 60-65% of maximum heart rate (HRmax). Cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and metabolic profile will be investigated.

Conditions

  • MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
  • Normobaric Hypoxia

Interventions

OTHER

HYPOTRAIN

8 weeks of 2/3 times per week, 1-h aerobic training (walking on a treadmill at 60-65% HRmax) while wearing a mask and air is delivered between 15 and 16 FiO2%

OTHER

NORMOTRAIN

8 weeks of 2/3 times per week, 1-h aerobic training (walking on a treadmill at 60-65% HRmax) while wearing a mask and air is delivered between at normal (around 21) FiO2%

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Trieste

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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