To Explore the Effectiveness of Jing-Si Herbal Tea Against Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Treatments: Other: Placebo Jing-Si Herbal Tea; Other: Jing-Si Herbal Tea

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05858138

REC110-74

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness of Jing-Si Herbal Tea on improving the Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients

Full description

This study adopted a randomized double-blind design, 2-arm trial study. All eligible patients included in the study agreed to participated and signed the informed consent from and the study procedures were approved by the ethical committee of Taichung Tzu Chi general hospital (REC110-74). Patients were recruited from the Gastroenterology department of Taichung Tzu Chi hospital. After random assignment to 2 groups, patients will receive Jing-Si Herbal Tea or placebo twice a day for 24 weeks. We will evaluate the blood test results, abdominal ultrasound and physical examination every 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 108 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sign the Informed consent
• Age between 20-70
• Diagnosis for moderated NAFLD
• Liver disease without hepatic decompensation
• HbA1c < = 8.0 %

Exclusion criteria

• Do not sign the Informed consent
• Other related liver diseases will affect the study which evaluated by physicians
• Women of potential pregnancy or pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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108 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Jing-Si Herbal Tea group

Experimental group

Description:

Each patient will receive Jing-Si Herbal Tea two times (after breakfast and lunch) in a day for 24 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Jing-Si Herbal Tea

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Each patient will receive placebo two times (after breakfast and lunch) in a day for 24 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo Jing-Si Herbal Tea