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Effect of Carnitine Treatment on HCV in liver cirrhosis patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Effect of Carnitine Treatment on HCV in liver cirrhosis patients with hepatitis C virus infection - Effect of Carnitine on HCV

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000020300
Enrollment
50
Registered
2015-12-21
Start date
2014-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Liver cirrhosis Patients with HCV infection

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hokkaido University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: [1] Patients who are 20 years of age or older at the time of informed consent [2] Patients who have been fully informed and have provided written informed consent to participate in this study prior to study initiation [3] Patients with a chronic HCV infection who do not meet any of the following exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with poorly controlled cardiac disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, arrhythmia) 2) Patients with severe hepatic impairment 3) Patients with a concurrent malignancy, including hepatocellular carcinoma, at the start of treatment 4) Patients who are unsuitable, in the opinion of the principal investigator, for this study due to any other reason

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of serum HCV titer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
) Change of oxidant stress maker and blood biochemistry 2) Presence or absence of a reversal of liver fibrosis 3) Presence or absence of an improvement in AFP levels 4) Effects of glucose/lipid-related factors on treatment response 5) Incidence of AEs

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactGoki Suda

Hokkaido University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine,

gsudgast@pop.med.hokudai.ac.jp+81-11-716-1161

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026