Effects of Red Ginseng on Liver Function

NCT ID: NCT03945123

Last Updated: 2019-05-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

94 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-01

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Korea Red Ginseng (KRG) has effect on liver function

Detailed Description

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Korea Red Ginseng (KRG) has been known as a natural product with anti-inflammatory effect in liver disease. Gut microbiota plays an important roles in the pathophysiology of nonalcoholic statohepatitis (NASH). We evaluated the effect of KRG on the pathophysiology of NASH

Conditions

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Liver Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ginseng trial

compare experimental group to controlled group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Red ginseng

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Red ginseng tablet 120g

Interventions

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Red ginseng

Red ginseng tablet 120g

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Red ginseng tablet

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* AST or ALT level \> 50 IU/L

Exclusion Criteria

* Viral hepatitis
* Alcoholic hepatitis
* Autoimmune hepatitis
* Pancreatitis
* Hemochromatosis
* Wilson's disease
* Drug induced liver injury
* Cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

37 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

63 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ki Tae Suk

Proffesor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ki Tae Suk, PhD.Md.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Jun Seok, MD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

Locations

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ChuncheonSHH

Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Hong JT, Lee MJ, Yoon SJ, Shin SP, Bang CS, Baik GH, Kim DJ, Youn GS, Shin MJ, Ham YL, Suk KT, Kim BS. Effect of Korea red ginseng on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: an association of gut microbiota with liver function. J Ginseng Res. 2021 Mar;45(2):316-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jgr.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33841012 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RIVER

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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