# Direct Versus Indirect Effect of Amino Acids on Hepatokines

> **NCT06240039** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Copenhagen** · enrollment: 30 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Obesity

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Evaluating the acute effect of an amino acid infusion with and without a concomitant infusion of the somatostatin analogue octreotide to eliminate endogenous production of glucagon

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06240039
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Copenhagen
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-02-11
- **Primary completion:** 2025-04-16
- **Final completion:** 2028-09-01
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-07

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06240039

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06240039, "Direct Versus Indirect Effect of Amino Acids on Hepatokines". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-09-29 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT06240039. Licensed CC0.

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