Fatty Liver (NASH, NAFLD)

If you have Fatty Liver, NASH or NAFLD, you may qualify for one of our studies.
Qualified volunteers may receive at no cost:
- investigational medication
- study-related care from a local doctor
- possible compensation
Ask your doctor or contact our clinic for more information.
- What is NASH? A Silent Liver Disease…
The liver is the second largest organ in the body. Its function is to process everything we eat or drink and filter out any harmful substances from the blood. When there is too much fat in one’s liver, the filtration process is interrupted and can become a health problem.
It is estimated that 25% of the world has Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a precursor to NASH or Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. NASH is associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. It is now the most common liver disorder in the United States and the number one reason for liver transplants.
Starting as Fatty Liver Disease and then progressing to NASH, the buildup of fat in the liver can lead to inflammation of the liver and liver cell damage.  Progression of NASH leads to fibrosis or stiffening of the liver and cirrhosis or scarring of the liver. NAFLD and NASH are both silent diseases with few symptoms even if the diseases progress to cirrhosis.
Physicians can monitor liver function blood tests as well as abdominal ultrasounds and liver Fibroscans to determine if you are at risk of developing NAFLD and NASH. However, the only way to definitely determine of you have NASH is to perform a liver biopsy.
The most common treatment for fatty liver disease is weight loss to reduce the fat in the liver. It is estimated that losing up to 3 to 5% of your body weight can help reduce the fat in the liver. Losing 10% of body weight may help reduce inflammation and even fibrosis in the liver. Currently, there are no medications which have been approved to treat fatty liver disease; however, many are in late stage development with promising results.
To learn more about current clinical trial opportunities for fatty liver disease and NASH, please contact us.
Fatty Liver, NASH or NAFLD research is enrolling at:
Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research
4085 University Blvd., South
Suite 1
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 730-0166
ENCORE Borland Groover Clinical Research
4800 Belfort Road, Suite 301
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 680-0871
St. Johns Center for Clinical Research
100 Whetstone Place,
Suites 300 – 301,
St. Augustine, FL 32086
(904) 209-0043
Nature Coast Clinical Research – Inverness
411 West Highland Boulevard
Inverness, FL 34452
(352) 341-2100
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