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A clinical study on the increase of chemical substances which promote healing in humans and the presence of heavy metals in patients with liver disease caused by intake of homeopathic, allopathic, unani or siddha drugs

A clinical study on the status of inflammation and heavy metals in drug induced liver injury in South Indian population

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012901
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-03-27
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

Health Condition 1: T479- Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Saara Banu EPM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients above 20 years with clinical symptoms of liver disease along with abnormal liver function test with History of intake of Complementary and Alternative Medicines or other drugs (prescribed drugs) for more than 2 months duration. 2.Both Male and female.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Chronic Alcoholic hepatitis patients, infective hepatitis A patients. 2.Age less than 20 years. 3.Pregnant women & lactating mothers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. The levels of Oxidative stress (Superoxide dimutase, Malondialdehyde levels) in drug induced liver injury patients. 2. The levels of TGF-1 beta in drug induced liver injury patients. Timepoint: Superoxide dimutase, Malondialdehyde, TGF-1 beta levels - in patients serum collected within 24 hours of elevated liver function test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Presence of Heavy metals like cadmium, copper, lead in drug induced liver injury patients using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. 2.Nature of Complementary and Alternative Medicines which causing liver injury. Timepoint: Presence of copper or cadmium or lead using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry using patients serum collected within 24 hours of elevated liver function test.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Saara Banu EPM

PSG Institute of Medical Science and Research

nandabhuvana@gmail.com9894769934

Outcome results

None listed

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