Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals

ConditionNAFLD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age35-40
SponsorSteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

About this trial

The investigators will conduct a proof-of-principle 4-weeks low-calorie diet (LCD) intervention study in low birth weight (LBW) subjects and normal birth weight (NBW) controls with documented (MR scan) liver fat content equal to or above 5%. The investigators will provide extended in-depth mechanistic insight into the role of impaired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) expandability in ectopic fat deposition before and after LCD.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

subjects with NAFLD (liver fat content ≥5% liver fat content verified on MRS in the screening NAFLD study)

Disqualifiers

BMI<18.5 and BMI>30 kg/m2

Family history of diabetes (siblings, parent, and grandparents)

Disease/medication known to affect primary outcome

Self-reported high physical activity level

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Caloric restriction intervention
  • No intervention

Treatment groups

8 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Lead sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborator

Lund University

Collaborator