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Bariatric Surgery vs. Lifestyle Modification for NASH

Not Applicable
Conditions
NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Interventions
Behavioral: Lifestyle modification
Procedure: Bariatric Surgery
Registration Number
NCT04298736
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Brief Summary

Randomized Controlled Trial comparing the effects of Bariatric Surgery vs. Lifestyle modification on NASH resolution.

Detailed Description

Patients with biopsy-proven NASH will be randomized to either bariatric surgery or lifestyle interventions. After 1-year follow-up a liver biopsy will be done to evaluate NASH resolution

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI between 30 and 45
  • with biopsy-proven NASH
  • with or without type 2 diabetes
  • that fit for bariatric surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
  • borderline NASH ou cirrhosis;
  • alcohol consumption (> 20 g/day for men and > 10 g/day for women, for the last 2 years);
  • other hepatic diseases (such as viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, drug-induced hepatic disease, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis);
  • HIV infection;
  • unable to provide informed consent;
  • previous foregut or bariatric surgery;
  • malignancy;
  • patients that unfit for bariatric surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lifestyle ModificationLifestyle modificationObese patients, BMI from 30 to 45, with or without type 2 diabetes, submitted to guided diet and physical activity.
Bariatric SurgeryBariatric SurgeryObese patients, BMI from 30 to 45, with or without type 2 diabetes, submitted to either laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NASH resolution12 months

NASH resolution evaluated by liver biopsy

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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