phenylketonuria (commonly known as PKU) is an inherited disorder that increases the levels of a substance called phenylalanine in the blood. PKU is usually associated with many metabolic complication including non-alcoholic fatty liver
this study will include PKU children sufferers 9n=40) with non-alcoholic fatty liver to be randomly assigned to group I (n=20) that will perform walking program (online supervised free walking that will be applied daily for eight weeks) or group II (N=20) that will act as waitlisted children
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
this Group I will include PKU children sufferers (n=20) with non-alcoholic fatty liver that will perform walking program (online supervised free walking that will be applied daily for eight weeks)
Cairo University
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
RECRUITINGalanine transamianse
it is a serum liver enzyme
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
aspartate tranaminase
it is a serum liver enzyme
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
Gamma-glutamyl Transferase
it is a serum liver enzyme
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
alkaline phosphatase
it is a serum liver enzyme
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
triglycerides
it will be measured in the serum
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
body mass index
it will be measured after emptying bladder
Time frame: it will be assessed after eight weeks
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