Conditions: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD Hypertriglyceridemia
Keywords: omega-3 carboxylic acid
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 78
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study is a double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, 12 week study performed in 2 centres in Sweden to assess the effect of Omega-3 carboxylic acids and fenofibrate on liver fat measured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with over-weight and hypertriglyceridemia.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None arm 3: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Placebo intervention 2: Omega-3 carboxylic acid intervention 3: Fenofibrate 200mg intervention 4: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Placebo matching to Omega-3 carboxylic acids (olive oil) intervention 2: 4 g administered as 4 x 1 g capsules intervention 3: 200mg capsule administered once daily intervention 4: Placebo matching to fenofibrate 200mg

Protocol document: