NCT05909631

Comparing Effects of Beetroot Juice and Mediterranean Diet on Liver Enzymes and Sonography in Patients With NAFLD

Comparing Effects of Beetroot Juice and Mediterranean Diet on Liver Enzymes and Sonography in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): A Randomized Control Trials

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 180 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sulaimani Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 73 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial study is to investigate comparing Effects of Beetroot juice and Mediterranean diet on Liver Enzymes and Sonographic appearance in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1. Beetroot juice has role in reduce Liver Enzymes 2. Mediterranean diet has role in reduce Liver Enzymes

Detailed description

Patients with NAFLD were identified and enrolled for this research at the PAR hospital in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For 12 weeks, for the group members who were receiving the MeD, we recommended consuming Mediterranean foods like fish, poultry, sources of omega-3, vegetables and colored fruits, legumes and nuts, and low-fat goods while avoiding inflammatory foods like high-fat foods, processed meats, fast food, simple sugars, chips, and soft drinks. At baseline, the participants' demographic and anthropometric information, including as gender, age, weight, height, smoking status, location of residence, and physical activity, were recorded.

Conditions

• NAFLD, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Beetroot juice	250 ml of concentrated beetroot juice, were given to participants in the BJ groups .This was carried out in the morning, 30 minutes before breakfast, and on an empty stomach.
OTHER	placebo	250 ml of a placebo
OTHER	Mediterranean diet alone (MeD)	Mediterranean diet alone (MeD)
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	Mediterranean diet with beet juice (BJ+MeD)	Mediterranean diet with beet juice (BJ+MeD).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-10
• Primary completion: 2023-02-20
• Completion: 2023-04-11
• First posted: 2023-06-18
• Last updated: 2023-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iraq

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study