drugset / Trial / NCT02726542
Augmenting Growth Hormone to Ameliorate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescents
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
Fatty liver disease is an increasing problem in overweight and obese young adults. The purpose of this study is to test the effect of growth hormone on liver fat in obese young adults ages 18-29y with increased liver fat.
Timeline
- Start
- 2017-05-03
- Primary completion
- 2020-04-02
- Completion
- 2020-04-02
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Somatropin | Protein / enzyme biologic | 1 mg | Subcutaneous |