# Effect of Iron Depletion by Phlebotomy Plus Lifestyle Changes vs. Lifestyle Changes Alone on Liver Damage in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Increased Iron Stores

> **NCT00658164** · PHASE3 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico** · enrollment: 150 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Iron depletion treatment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00658164
- **Lead sponsor:** Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2007-10
- **Primary completion:** 2009-03
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 150 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2008-04-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00658164

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00658164, "Effect of Iron Depletion by Phlebotomy Plus Lifestyle Changes vs. Lifestyle Changes Alone on Liver Damage in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Increased Iron Stores". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00658164. Licensed CC0.

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