Phase II Trial of Silymarin for Non-Cirrhotic Patients With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Official title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Orally Administered Silymarin Preparation (Legalon®) for the Treatment of Non-Cirrhotic Patients With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Brief summary
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Silymarin, also known as milk thistle, is an alternative medicine commonly found in health food and vitamin stores. People with liver disease sometimes use silymarin because it is thought to have liver protecting effects; however, this benefit has not been proven. The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of silymarin and assess the safety of different silymarin doses in patients with varying severity of liver disease compared to a placebo (lactose pill). Following a screening visit, patients with histologically confirmed NASH will be randomized to either placebo or one of two active treatment groups of silymarin (Legalon®). One active treatment group will receive 420 mg, each dose given three times daily, the other active treatment group will receive 700 mg, each dose given three times daily. Patients will be treated for 48-50 weeks. Participation in this research study requires the patient to travel to the clinic for at least 11 visits so recruitment will be limited to a geographically restricted area around participating clinical centers. Liver biopsy must be performed up to 12 months prior to, and immediately after, the treatment phase.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00680407
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 78 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2008
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2012
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2012
- Last update posted
- Jul 16, 2019
2008 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 6
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 5
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | — |
| University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599 | — |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19107 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
| Brooke Army Medical Center | San Antonio | Texas | 78234 | — |
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