Status:

RECRUITING

Effect of Low Valine Diet on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters

Lead Sponsor:

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Conditions:

Overweight/obesity

Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aimed to explore the effects of ordinary meal replacements and low-valine meal replacements on the weight and risk of related metabolic diseases in overweight/obese patients through a rando...

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical study, which aims to explore the advantages of low valine meal replacements in weight loss and improving metabolism compared with ordinary...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, 16 years old ≤ age ≤ 80 years old;
  • BMI ≥ 24kg/m2

Exclusion

  • Excessive drinkers (defined as: in the past 6 months, the weekly alcohol intake of men exceeds 140g, and that of women exceeds 70g);
  • Liver diseases caused by other reasons: such as alcoholic liver disease, acute and chronic viral hepatitis, drug-induced, immune hepatitis (AMA, SMA, ANA), cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc.;
  • Other diseases that affect glucose and lipid metabolism: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, etc.;
  • Poorly controlled diabetic patients: HbA1c \>9.5% within three months; or use of hypoglycemic drugs that may affect weight, including pioglitazone, GLP-1, SGLT2 inhibitors;
  • Chronic kidney disease or severe renal impairment, defined as serum creatinine greater than 2.0mg/dL;
  • Serum ALT greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal;
  • Life expectancy of no more than 3 years in the presence of serious health conditions;
  • Those who plan to get pregnant in the near future;
  • Those who cannot participate in the follow-up of the intervention due to other conditions;
  • Continuously used drugs that may cause weight changes for more than 2 weeks in the past year (such as glucocorticoids, thyroid hormones, etc.);
  • Participated in other clinical trials in the past 4 weeks;
  • Those who had gastric volume reduction surgery or digestive tract surgery;
  • Those diagnosed with any tumor disease;
  • Subjects who participated in strenuous exercise or planned to change their diet structure;
  • Unable to sign the informed consent form.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 18 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06883578

Start Date

February 18 2025

End Date

April 30 2026

Last Update

March 19 2025

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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200031