Utility of the Use of N-acetylcysteine Associated With Conventional Treatment in Patients With Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis (Maddrey> 32)

NCT05294744 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 390

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the hypothesis that patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis have lower morbi-mortality if the patients receive treatment with corticosteroids + NAC, compared to patients that only receive corticosteroids.

Conditions

  • Alcoholic Hepatitis

Interventions

DRUG

N-acetylcysteine

Day 1: 150 mg/kg in 250ml 5% glucose over 30min + 50mgr/kg in 500ml glucose over 4h + 100mgr/kg in 1000ml glucose over 16h intravenously. Day 2-14: 100mgr/kg in 1000 ml glucose/24h intravenously. Day 15 until end of corticosteroid treatment: NAC 600mg orally every 24h.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bioaraba Health Research Institute

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Belén Fernández, Clinic · HUA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-07
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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