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Comparative evaluation of acteoside and silymarin as hepatoprotective agents in acute hepatitis patients.

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ACTEOSIDE AND SILYMARIN AS HEPATOPROTECTIVE AGENTS IN ACUTE HEPATITIS PATIENTS-A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE OPEN FRAME STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2008/091/000247
Enrollment
60
Registered
2008-11-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Cap. Acteoside 25 mg: Will receive Cap. Acteoside 25 mg TDS for three months. Control Intervention1: Tab Silymarin 140mg: Tab Silymarin 140 mg twice a day for three months

Sponsors

Government Medical College, Jammu
Lead Sponsor
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Acute Hepatitis Patients of different etiologies in the age group of 20-65 years and would be required to abstain from any alternative medication or vitamin supplements during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having any other concomitant disease 2.Patients receiving any other medication affecting hepatic function 3. Patients having received any hepatoprotective agent in the recent past or currently on any hepatoprotective agent 4.Patients with history of smoking, alcohol or any other substance abuse. 5. Pregnancy and lactation. 6. Has participated in any investigational study 4 weeks prior to the enrollment in this study. 7. Known history of hypersensitivity reactions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The patients will be evaluated for various parameters like general well being, hepatic size change, improvement in liver function tests serological markers and antioxidant parameters compared to baseline using appropriate statistical testTimepoint: 0 day,2,4,8 and 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. J. P. Singh

Prof & Head, Post Graduate Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

vipen.chopra@gmail.com09419213602

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026