336
Participants
Start Date
August 9, 2017
Primary Completion Date
March 3, 2022
Study Completion Date
April 29, 2023
Phase II: Lifestyle treatment
Subjects will undergo energy restriction and exercise training over a 9 month period.
Phase II: Control treatment
Subjects will receive dietary advice and receive information on a stretching program.
Phase I: Observational studies
The liver samples from patients undergoing bariatric surgery or a diagnostic liver biopsy will undergo in vitro assays to determine the capacity of the tissue to burn fat
University of Missouri, Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia
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