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Effect of Phytosterols on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

NCT01875978 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-06-11

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Summary

Phytosterols are plant sterols . Phytosterols have anti-inflammation effect. Investigators have a hypothesis: phytosterols reduce oxidative stress , enhance Insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1) and endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs). Therefore, phytosterols has novel role in cardiovascular protection.

Conditions

  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Phytosterols & placebo

Group A:Phytosterols 1.8g/day with one meal for 4 weeks first;group B:placebo first

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dalong Chen, M.D. · China Medical University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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