Can vitamin e tame fatty liver? new study tests the right dose

NCT ID NCT04801849

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested different doses of vitamin E in 200 adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to find the best dose for improving liver health. Participants took vitamin E or a placebo for 24 weeks, and researchers measured changes in a key liver enzyme (ALT). The goal was to see if vitamin E could help control the disease, not cure it.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Indiana University- Adults

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Liver Institute Northwest

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • St. Louis University

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • University of California, San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92103, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States