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Effect of Daesiho-tang on obesity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.

Kyungsun Han, Ojin Kwon, Hyo-Ju Park, So-Young Jung, Changsop Yang, Chang-Gue Son

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Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kyungsun HanClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Ojin KwonClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Ju ParkClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
So-Young JungClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Changsop YangClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. yangunja@kiom.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1277-3329
Chang-Gue SonLiver-Immune Research Center, Dunsan Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. ckson@dju.kr.
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine · KRDaejeon University · KR

Funding

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine KSN1522120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe high prevalence of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty acid disease has become an important public health problem. Daesiho-tang (DST) is an herbal medicine widely used to treat obesity, metabolic syndrome and liver diseases. This pilot study will assess the feasibility of using DST in obese patients with a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prior to undertaking a full-scale clinical trial. METHODS/

designThis is a study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, stratified, placebo-controlled pilot trial. We will recruit a total of 60 participants with NAFLD who have a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m DISCUSSION: In anticipation of conducting further large-scale trials, in this study we will explore the effect of DST on weight loss and obesity-related markers, along with NAFLD-related clinical parameters, in obese patients with NAFLD. Furthermore, it will provide insight into the DST pharmacological mechanism of action through a gut microbiome analysis.

trial registrationKorean Clinical Trial Registry, KCT0003554. Registered on 25 February 2019.

Indexed as

LiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesityAdultBody Mass IndexDouble-Blind MethodDrugs, Chinese HerbalElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMedicine, East Asian TraditionalPhytotherapyPilot ProjectsPlant Extractsdaesungki-tangdaisaikotoDrugs, Chinese HerbalPlant ExtractsDachaihu-tangDaesiho-tangDai-saiko-toHerbal medicineNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseObesity

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PMID32005283
PMCPMC6995056
OpenAlexW3003705393

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