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Saturated Fat in Alcoholic Hepatitis.

Effect of Saturated Fat (Ghee) on Gut-Liver Axis in Alcoholic Hepatitis. - SFAH

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/05/025419
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-05-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K701- Alcoholic hepatitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Saturated Fat (Desi Ghee): Most of the western studies have used saturated fat in the form of lard, beef, cocoa butter which is not possible in the Indian scenario therefore we choose t

Sponsors

Department of Biotechnology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -All patients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis -Aged between 18-60 years -Maddrey Score of >32 -Last Intake of alcohol from 1 day to 30days -Patients who agree for complete alcohol abstinence from the day of enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with -Maddrey Score of 54 -Comorbidities- Diabetes, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypothyroid -Continuing Alcohol intake- Non-compliant patients -Patients predominantly on Desi Ghee -With Constipation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-Improved Cirrhosis Dysbiosis Ratio Timepoint: 2 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Decreased endotoxin levels Timepoint: 2 months;Improved Lipid profile Timepoint: 2 months;Improvement in Clinical outcome -Decreased bilirubin levels -Decreased AST and ALT levels -Improved Maddrey ScoreTimepoint: 2 months;Improvement of Nutritional StatusTimepoint: 2 months;Increased adiponectin levels Timepoint: 2 months;Reduced inflammation Timepoint: 2 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jaya Benjamin

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

jayabenjaminilbs@gmail.com9540951081

Outcome results

None listed

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