Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Improves Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02863393
• Recruitment Status: Withdrawn
• First Posted: August 11, 2016
• Last Update Posted: August 30, 2017
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Tracking Information

• First Submitted Date: June 28, 2016
• First Posted Date: August 11, 2016
• Last Update Posted Date: August 30, 2017
• Actual Study Start Date: August 29, 2017
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
• Current Primary Outcome Measures (submitted: August 5, 2016): AST and ALT [ Time Frame: Up to 3 months to collect data ]
• Original Primary Outcome Measures: Same as current
• Current Secondary Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Original Secondary Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures: Not Provided
• Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures: Not Provided

Descriptive Information

• Brief Title: Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Improves Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Official Title: Intentional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Improves the Metabolic Profiles of Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
• Brief Summary: The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing and associated with obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidemia in recent years. Aerobic exercise indeed reduces adipose, hepatic insulin resistance and hepatic fat. However, diaphragmatic breathing improves cardiopulmonary function, the oxygen content of the body and therefore reduces inflammation of cells. The aim of this study is to ameliorate hepatic inflammation by using diaphragmatic breathing exercises instead of aerobic exercise to reduce the fat in liver inflammation.
• Detailed Description: The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing and associated with obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidemia in recent years. Aerobic exercise indeed reduces adipose, hepatic insulin resistance and hepatic fat. However, diaphragmatic breathing improves cardiopulmonary function, the oxygen content of the body and therefore reduces inflammation of cells. The aim of this study is to ameliorate hepatic inflammation by using diaphragmatic breathing exercises instead of aerobic exercise to reduce the fat in liver inflammation. The project intends to be accomplished within three years because of the ideal exercise leaves an uncertain question for curing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Hence, with the literature and empirical data analysis to review and identify the strength of patients' motion and duration, carry out a pilot observational study by including 20 patients, then teach diaphragmatic breathing exercises in the first year of the project. Observe the initial correlation measurement, the variables of the following one month and three months. For the second year, develop the training of diaphragmatic breathing process with assisting device (Diaphragmatic breathing-facilitated exercise device). Use diaphragmatic breathing exercise assisting device in a 12-week program of diaphragmatic breathing on randomized clinical trial, verifying the impact of this item interventions on patients' metabolism indicators in the final year.The project includes people who are over 20 years old without the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Taking liver function, body mass index, the thickness of subcutaneous fat, heart rate variability, metabolism indicators are mainly study measured variables. Regression Analysis helps understand the correlation between breathing exercise and indicators related to the disease. With the intervention of diaphragmatic breathing assist device, the program extensions to the two-factor analysis of variance (two-way ANOVA) as the results of verification. The study results can provide a reference for clinicians, thereby improving the prognosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease people.
• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Phase: Not Applicable
• Study Design: Allocation: N/A; Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label); Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Condition: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Intervention

Other: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise

Through diaphragmatic breathing exercise to verify the impact of this item interventions on patients' metabolism indicators.

Study Arms

Experimental: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise

The aim of this study is to ameliorate hepatic inflammation by using diaphragmatic breathing exercises instead of aerobic exercise to reduce the fat in liver inflammation.

Intervention: Other: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise

• Publications *: Not Provided

Recruitment Information

• Recruitment Status: Withdrawn
• Actual Enrollment (submitted: August 29, 2017): 0
• Original Estimated Enrollment (submitted: August 5, 2016): 20
• Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2018
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are confirmed by echo without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and over 20 year-old, and willing to learn the exercise.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who could drop out the trial if he or she doesn't want to continue the exercise.

Sex/Gender

• Sexes Eligible for Study: All

• Ages: 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Contacts: Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
• Listed Location Countries: Not Provided

Administrative Information

• NCT Number: NCT02863393
• Other Study ID Numbers: N201603004
• Has Data Monitoring Committee: No

U.S. FDA-regulated Product

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

IPD Sharing Statement

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Responsible Party: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
• Study Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
• Collaborators: Not Provided

Investigators

• Study Director: Ming-Shun Wu, Doctor; Wanfang Hospital

• PRS Account: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
• Verification Date: April 2017