To Evaluate the Safety of Treating Rheumatologic and Metabolic Patients With 3 Increasing Doses of Molecular Hydrogen Supplement.

According to the current literature, there is a lack of specific drugs for chronic inflammatory symptoms which develop from many refractory diseases with complicated clinical features. Hydrogen supplement has been shown to have significant removal effects on free radicals and reduce chronic inflammation. With these benefits, molecular hydrogen may have the ability to speed up the recovering the disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and possible efficacy of hydrogen supplements in the different doses of hydrogen capsules for a clinical study in rheumatologic and metabolic patients.

Study design: 15 rheumatologic patients and 15 metabolic patients will be recruited from the Min-Sheng General Hospital for this study. Participants will be screened by doctors for their eligibility and undergo a series of tests (questionnaires and examinations). Consenting participants will then be allocated into 3 groups by different dosage (Low, n=5; Medium, n=5; High, n=5). Participants will receive 1 (Low), 3 (Medium) or 6 (High) capsules every day for one month. Participants will be examined their regular haematology, urine and health status before and after the intervention.