Helicobacter Pylori Eradication in Non-diabetic Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of study was to evaluate the effect of helicobacter pylori eradication on liver fat content, liver function tests, lipid profile, homeostasis model assessment-IR (HOMA-IR) index, and anthropometric measurements (body mass index and waist circumference)in non-diabetic subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dyspeptic patients with positive antibody to H.pylori and persistent elevated aminotransferase levels with the evidence of fatty liver in ultrasonography, who were referred to a gastroenterology clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Alcohol use (more than 20 gram per day in men and 10 gram per day in women per day), diabetes mellitus, heart disease (ischemic or congestive), hepatic disease (viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, wilson disease, hemochromatosis, liver mass lesion), renal disease (serum creatinine concentration of > 1.5 mg/dl), any severe systemic co-morbidities, neoplasm, using any medication during the past 3 months, previous history of peptic ulcer, previous history of H.pylori eradication, existence of alarm signs (weight loss, dysphagia, anemia, vomiting, positive family history of gastrointestinal cancers), and pregnant or lactating women.