Effect of aerobic exercise training on the fat fraction of the liver in persons with chronic hepatitis B and hepatic steatosis: Trial protocol for a randomized controlled intervention trial — The FitLiver study

DiscussionThis trial, investigating high-intensity interval training in persons with chronic hepatitis B and hepatic steatosis, is the first exercise intervention trial performed on this group of patients. If exercise reduces hepatic steatosis and induces other beneficial effects of clinical markers in this group of patients, there might be an indication to recommend exercise as part of treatment. Furthermore, the investigation of the effect of exercise on hepatokine secretion will provide more knowledge on the effects of exercise on the liver.Trial registrationDanish Capital Regions committee on health research ethics reference: H-21034236 (version 1.4 date: 19 –07-2022) and ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05265026.
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