42
Participants
Start Date
September 29, 2021
Primary Completion Date
November 24, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 12, 2026
Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) with meal replacements
The VLCKD study arm will receive an experimental diet therapy with very-low-calorie ketogenic meal replacements (VLCKD) consisting of 5 successive phases (600 - 1500 kcal/day).
Mediterranean low-calorie diet (LCD)
The Control arm LCD will receive standard Mediterranean type low-calorie diet (LCD) therapy by the most recent guidelines on MAFLD/NAFLD (1200-1500 kcal/day).
RECRUITING
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna
University of Bologna
OTHER