Investigating the therapeutic effect of wet cupping among patients with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138905154520N1

Enrollment

120

Registered

2010-09-04

Start date

2010-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Wet Cupping. Intervention 2: Control group: diet interpretation and physical exercise.

Treatment - Other

Lifestyle

Intervention group: Wet Cupping

Control group: diet interpretation and physical exercise

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: all patients with laboratorial and sonographical criteria of fatty liver. Exclusion criteria: patients with viral hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson or autoimmune hepatitis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Enzymes variation. Timepoint: Before intervention and 14 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratorial criteria.;Liver sonography. Timepoint: Before intervention and 14 months after intervention. Method of measurement: liver sonography.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Bashiri

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

hbashiri@kums.ac.ir+98 83 1721 0779

Outcome results

None listed

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