Whole body vibration for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

UMIN ID: UMIN000030462

Registered date:19/12/2017

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Date of first enrollment: 2014/04/01
• Target sample size: 40
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Patients with NAFLD who undergo the whole body vibration exercise regimen
Patients with NAFLD who did not undergo the exercise regimen

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Hepatic fat content and stiffness

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: 70years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: 1) Subjects without serious major heart problems 2) Subjects who can not take written informed consent 3) Subjects determined to be inappropriate by physician 4) Subjects who did not receive allocated intervention

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: University of Tsukuba
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan