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Homeopathic treatment of fatty liver

Efficacy of individualized homoeopathic medicines in reducing serum alanine transaminase level in adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/03/064635
Enrollment
72
Registered
2024-03-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K760- Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Sponsors

D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Individuals with Grade I and Grade II Fatty liver established by Ultrasonography and ALT enzyme levels greater than upper limit of normal. (upper limit of normal ALT is considered to be more than 30 IU/mL in males and more than 19 IU/mL in females ). 2.Age 18 to 65 years. 3.Participants of either sex or transgender. 4.Participants having prior experience or knowledge of the treatment; example - primed to expect ‘homoeopathic aggravation’ and available treatment options for the disease conditions, intimated through Patient Information Sheet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Not providing with written informed consent of voluntary participation. 2.Regular or excessive use of alcohol, tobacco, substance abuse and any other addiction. 3.Individuals with NAFLD Fibrosis Score more than 0.675. 4.History of Viral hepatitis B or C, autoimmune hepatitis. 5.Cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases, hemochromatosis and liver transplants. 6.Combined with uncontrolled diabetes (participants under modern medications having poor glycemic control denoted by HbA1c more than 6.5%), uncontrolled hypertension (SBP more than 140 and DBP more than 90 mm of Hg with modern medications), renal or cardiac disease, stroke or any other severe systemic diseases affecting quality of life. 7.Person under corticosteroid therapy. 8.Vulnerable population – unconscious, non-ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill, mentally incompetent people. 9.Pregnant and puerperal women and lactating mother. 10.Self-reported immune-compromised state. 11.Already undergoing homoeopathic treatment within last 3 months for any other disease. 12.Simultaneous participation in any other trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Serum ALT levelTimepoint: At baseline and after 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood lipid profile (Triglycerides, Total cholesterol, Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, High-density Lipoprotein cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol)Timepoint: At baseline and after 3 months;Chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 3 months;Liver function test (Total Bilirubin, Direct Bilirubin, Indirect Bilirubin, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, AST, ALP).Timepoint: At baseline and after 3 months;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile version 2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Subhasish Ganguly

D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

dr.subhasish67@gmail.com9007263548

Outcome results

None listed

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