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Average or low BMI for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Led By Ivan Rosado-Mendez, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up research visit 1
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This study will validate recently developed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound (US) based methods for liver fat quantification in children with obesity and healthy range of body mass index (BMI).

Eligible Conditions
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~research visit 1
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and research visit 1 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
MRI
Quantitative US

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: High BMIExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Children with BMI in the 95th percentile or higher for age and sex
Group II: Average or low BMIExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Children with BMI under the 85th percentile for age and sex
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ultrasound (US)
2015
Completed Phase 4
~40
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
2015
Completed Phase 4
~1800

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Wisconsin, MadisonLead Sponsor
1,189 Previous Clinical Trials
3,169,522 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
180 Patients Enrolled for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ivan Rosado-Mendez, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Diego Hernando, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
2 Previous Clinical Trials
160 Total Patients Enrolled

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