Description Module

Description Module

The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.

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Description Module


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NCT ID: NCT00134303
Brief Summary: This is a comparison of metformin versus placebo in NASH patients receiving bariatric surgery for obesity.
Detailed Description: In patients receiving bariatric surgery, a preoperative liver biopsy will confirm the presence of NASH. Those patients with NASH (histologically defined according the Brunt's criteria) will be randomized to receive metformin (2 times 850 mg orally daily) or placebo for a time period of 1 year. A control liver biopsy will be performed after one year.
Study: NCT00134303
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT00134303