Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Other specified inflammatory liver diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Phlebotomy at first and fifth months, (with a needle and a blood transfusion bag, 400 cc each time from the median cubital vein) with routine treatment. Interventio
Treatment - Other
Intervention group: Phlebotomy at first and fifth months, (with a needle and a blood transfusion bag, 400 cc each time from the median cubital vein) with routine treatment
Sponsors
Ghoum University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between 18-65 years proven steatohepatitis with sonography or fibro scan Hb more than 13 in men and more than 12 in women Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: any other liver disease history of alcohol use (more than 10gr daily for women and more than 20gr daily for men) pregnant and lactating women women in childbearing age with no reliable Contraception method weight under 50kg uncontrolled underlying disease contraindication of vitamin E use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Liver fibrosis. Timepoint: before intervention and after 6 month. Method of measurement: fibroscan.;Liver function. Timepoint: before intervention and after 6 month. Method of measurement: Blood samples laboratory study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ferritin level. Timepoint: at the begining of study and 6 months later. Method of measurement: Laboratory blood level measurement. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAhmad Hormati
Ghoum University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed