Investigating the effect of chicory on fatty liver
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- on-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD]K76.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231025059862N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Gorgan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 to 60 years,
male or female, liver grade 2 or 2 to 3 or 3 diagnosed by ultrasound (US) or diagnosis of NAFLD by fibroscan
Exclusion Criteria
history of allergy to herbal medicines in the composition,
Presence of pregnancy and breastfeeding
History of liver problems, including liver cirrhosis.Hereditary liver diseases, such as Wilson's, hemochromatosis and tumoral and parasitic liver diseases,
obesity (BMI>35),
diabetes
participating in another clinical study of fatty liver in 2 months before entering the present study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main outcome is the improvement of the degree of fatty liver during 8 weeks of study. Timepoint: Measurement of fatty liver degree before the intervention, and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: sonography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method