Comparison Between the Efficacy of Residential and Ambulatory Weight Loss Programs for Pediatric Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, paralleling the obesity pandemic. Secondary to increasing rates of obesity in children and adolescents, the prevalence of NAFLD has more than doubled in the last decades and is now the most common pediatric liver disease. At present, lifestyle modification by dietary intervention and increasing physical activity is the mainstay of treatment for pediatric NAFLD. Several studies have shown that lifestyle intervention and weight loss improve non-invasive markers of NAFLD. To the investigator's knowledge, data on fibrosis regression following lifestyle treatment in children and adolescents were lacking. The investigators therefore performed a prospective cohort study to investigate the impact of residential lifestyle treatment on liver steatosis and fibrosis in obese children and adolescents. As a follow-up, the investigators now aim to compare these findings with a cohort of well-characterized patients undergoing multidisciplinary, yet ambulatory, weight loss treatment. As such, the investigators will compare the outcomes in two prospective patient cohorts in this non-randomized observational study.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Enrolled in the lifestyle management program for obesity in one of the participating centres

Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
Zeepreventorium
RECRUITING
De Haan
AZ Jan Palfijn
RECRUITING
Ghent
University Hospital Gent
RECRUITING
Ghent
Contact Information
Primary
Ruth De Bruyne, MD, PhD
ruth.debruyne@uzgent.be
003293322966
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-05-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2031-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 850
Treatments
Residential treatment
Patients administered for residential treatment of severe obesity will be included. Patients are treated according to standard of care in a multimodal program, focusing on increasing the level of physical activity, dietary intervention, acquiring healthy eating habits, and psychological support. Residential treatment is possible for a duration of maximum 1 year.
Ambulatory treatment
Patients in specific pediatric obesity care pathways will be included. Patients are treated according to standard of care in a multimodal ambulatory program focusing on increasing the level of physical activity, dietary intervention, acquiring healthy eating habits, and psychological support.
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital, Ghent

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