NASH AMPK Exercise Dosing (AMPED) Trial

ConditionNAFLD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-69
SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center

About this trial

There is no known cure or regulatory agency approved drug therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the leading cause of liver disease worldwide, and its progressive type, NASH. This places increased importance on using exercise to treat NAFLD.

While physical activity is recommended for all with NAFLD, how to best prescribe exercise as a specific treatment remains unknown, including what dose of exercise is most effective.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18-69 years

Sedentary [<90 min/wk of exercise identified by the Get Active Questionnaire (GAQ)

BMI >25kg/m2

NASH defined by NASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) histology scoring system (NAS) >4 and MRI-PDFF >5% and;

Disqualifiers

Active cardiac symptoms

Body mass index (BMI) >45kg/m2

Cancer that is active

Inability to walk >2 blocks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercise

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Sponsor institution