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Behavioral Intervention

Virtual Reality Dietary Counseling for Fatty Liver Disease

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Recruiting
Led By Justin Tondt, MD
Research Sponsored by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
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Summary

This trial aims to study the effectiveness of using virtual reality technology, specifically an iVR dietician program called IVAN, to help people with fatty liver disease improve their diet and lose weight. The

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (fatty liver) confirmed by a Fibroscan. Participants must own a smartphone to access the virtual reality program.
What is being tested?
The study compares traditional in-person dietary counseling to an immersive virtual reality dietitian program, assessing their impact on self-reported diet and weight loss in fatty liver disease patients.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves dietary counseling rather than medication, side effects are minimal but may include discomfort from wearing VR equipment or potential motion sickness from the virtual experience.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Body weight
Change in percent body weight
Secondary study objectives
Change in energy intake
Change in hepatic steatosis

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Virtual reality dietary weight loss counselingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The counseling content will be 30 minutes of virtual reality delivered educational session on energy density and portion sizes with an RDN remotely monitoring then the second 30 minutes being the RDN answering participant questions and providing feedback through synchronous audio/video.
Group II: In-person dietary weight loss counselingActive Control1 Intervention
The counseling content will be 30 minutes of RDN delivered educational session on energy density and portion sizes then the second 30 minutes being the RDN answering participant questions and providing feedback.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterLead Sponsor
504 Previous Clinical Trials
2,795,916 Total Patients Enrolled
Justin Tondt, MDPrincipal InvestigatorPenn State
~16 spots leftby May 2025
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