A cross-sectional study on measuring amino acids in fatty liver
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000043266
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who have used antimicrobial agents within one month of blood and stool specimen collection Patients who have been diagnosed with infectious hepatitis (hepatitis B or C, HIV infection), autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, hemochromatosis, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson's disease, drug-induced hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, or are known to consume excessive amounts of alcohol Patients who are unable to collect specimens due to defecation disorder. Patients who do not wish their medical information to be used for research purposes. Patients who are judged by the physician to be unsuitable for the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of serum and fecal amino acid concentrations between NAFLD and non-NAFLD patients
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method