Clinical Trial Details

Trial ID: L0488
Source ID: IRCT20180824040857N1
Associated Drug: Propolis
Title: Effect of Propolis extract on hepatic steatosis and fibrosis status in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Acronym: --
Status: Not Recruiting
Study Results: No Results Available
Results: --
Conditions: Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). <br>Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified;K76.0
Interventions: Intervention 1: Intervention group: Propolis extract at a dose of 500 mg per day for four consecutive months. Intervention 2: Control group:Placebo at a dose of 500 mg per day for four consecutive months.
Outcome Measures: Hepatic steatosis. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2-D SWE).;Hepatic fibrosis. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2-D SWE).Aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;Total cholesterol. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;LDL. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;HDL. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;TG. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;Fasting blood sugar (FBS). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).;Alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the fourth month of the intervention. Method of measurement: Colorimetric assay with the use of commercial kits(Pars Azmoon, Tehran, Iran).
Sponsor/Collaborators: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Gender: All
Age: 18 years60 years
Phases: Phase 2
Enrollment: 54
Study Type: interventional
Study Designs: Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Triple blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Stratified block randomization, Blinding description: With the exception of a pharmacist, the treatment assignment wil
Start Date: 24/10/2018
Completion Date: --
Results First Posted: --
Last Update Posted: 6 October 2020
Locations: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/33477