Testing a Multilevel, Culturally Appropriate Lifestyle Intervention For Hispanic Patients With Metabolic-dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Metabolic-dysfunction Associated Liver Disease (MASLD)

Treatments: Behavioral: Usual Care; Behavioral: Healthy Liver/Hígado Sano program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07199491

HSC-SPH-25-0539

K01MD019149 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand if a behavioral lifestyle intervention called the Healthy Liver/Hígado Sano program can help Hispanic/Latino patients with metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), also known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), lose weight and improve their liver health

Enrollment: 64 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-reported Hispanic/Latino
• Have been diagnosed with MASLD
• Able to speak English or Spanish
• Have access to internet, either on their phone, at home or at some other location convenient to the participant
• Have a family member willing to attend all sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Does not have a working telephone number

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy Liver/Hígado Sano program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Liver/Hígado Sano program

Usual Care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual Care