drugset / Trial / NCT00246363
A Clinical Research Study Designed To Determine If Treatment of Hepatitis C With Milk Thistle is More Effective Than No Treatment In Patients Infected With Both HIV And Hepatitis C
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
There is some information available that indicates that Milk Thistle is an effective treatment for liver disease. This study will compare Milk Thistle with a placebo, (a medicine that looks just like Milk Thistle but does not contain any Milk Thistle) to see if people with both Hepatitis C and HIV infections show improvement or cure of Hepatitis C. The study will last one year.
Timeline
- Start
- 2005-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-12
- Completion
- 2007-12
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Silymarin | Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM) | — | — |