Supplementation of Probiotics and Fruit Fibre to Patients With Fatty Liver

Region Skane

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Fatty Liver

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Probiotics and fruit fibre

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01423630

2008/517

Details and patient eligibility

About

Probiotics and fruit fibre are given for 12 weeks to patients with fatty liver disease.

The hypothesis is that probiotic bacteria and fruit fibre affect the gut microbial composition in a positive manner. The improved ecological system is believed to contribute to improved liver health and thereby counteract fatty liver disease.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• be able to participate in magnetic resonance imaging

Exclusion criteria

• unable to understand oral and written information

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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11 participants in 1 patient group

Probiotics and fruit fibre

Experimental group

Description:

Probiotics and fruit fibre

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Probiotics and fruit fibre