NAFLD( Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ) Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Clinical Trail Of NAFLD Treated By Traditional Chinese Medicine
To investigate in subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease the direct effects of a Chinese herb formula.
1) Liver fat (measured by CT scan) and liver function assessed by liver enzymes levels; 2) Insulin sensitivity measured by HOMA index, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp (with stable isotopes) in a subset of the subjects; 3) Plasma lipid profile and non esterified fatty acids (NEFA) concentration; 4) Circulating levels of adipokines. ;
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment