Could a herbal granule help treat stomach infection and fatty liver together?
NCT ID NCT07159412
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a traditional Chinese medicine granule (Huazhi Rougan) to standard antibiotics can better treat both H. pylori infection and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASH). About 286 adults with both conditions will receive either the herbal granule or a placebo, plus a two-week course of vonoprazan and amoxicillin. The main goal is to see if the combination improves H. pylori eradication rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Huazhi Rougan Granule (a traditional Chinese medicine granule) combined with vonoprazan and amoxicillin (antibiotics)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to treat both H. pylori infection and fatty liver disease at the same time, potentially improving outcomes for people with both conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase designation, so results are uncertain. The herbal granule may not add benefit over standard antibiotics, and side effects are not yet well understood.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 286 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18-65 years; 2. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation criteria for dampness-heat accumulation pattern; 3. Initial treatment for H. pylori infection (positive 13C- or 14C-urea breath test); 4. Signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals with fatty liver caused by chronic heart failure, malnutrition, or pregnancy; those with fatty liver syndrome in encephalopathy, abetalipoproteinemia, or localized fatty liver; 2. Patients with severe fatty liver accompanied by ascites, edema, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, or other signs suggestive of cirrhosis; those with hepatitis or cirrhosis caused by viruses, drug toxicity, autoimmune diseases, or other factors; 3. Individuals using hepatoprotective, enzyme-lowering, or lipid-lowering medications that may interfere with efficacy evaluation; 4. Pregnant or lactating women; 5. Patients with severe primary cardiovascular, renal, or other life-threatening diseases; 6. Individuals with a history of cancer; 7. Those positive for HCV antibody, HIV antibody, or HBsAg with detectable HBV-DNA levels; 8. Individuals with a history of alcohol abuse (≥210 g/week for males or ≥140 g/week for females) or substance abuse; 9. Those with known hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug; 10. Participation in another clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening; 11. Use of Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of non-alcoholic simple fatty liver within 2 weeks prior to screening; 12. Individuals deemed unsuitable for participation by the investigator.
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