Can a supplement help livers damaged by hepatitis c?
NCT ID NCT07487623
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a daily nutritional supplement containing resveratrol, quercetin, taurine, inulin, and whey protein can improve liver function and quality of life in adults with liver disease from chronic hepatitis C. Over 12 weeks, 26 participants will take either the supplement or whey protein alone. Researchers will measure liver enzymes, frailty, and inflammation markers to see if the supplement offers extra benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nutritional supplement containing resveratrol, quercetin, taurine, inulin, and whey protein
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple dietary supplement to help manage liver disease in people with chronic hepatitis C.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 26 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The supplement is not a cure and may offer only modest benefits.
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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 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 69 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: Patients with liver disease secondary to chronic hepatitis C virus infection who attend the outpatient Hepatitis Clinic of the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde. Child-Pugh score \< 8 points. Age 18-69 years. Both sexes. Signed informed consent. \- Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with alcohol consumption within the past 6 months. Patients with a history of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Patients with persistent hepatic encephalopathy. Patients unable to perform frailty assessments. Patients with refractory ascites. Patients with a history of hepatorenal syndrome. Patients with a history of hepatopulmonary syndrome. Patients with chronic kidney disease. Patients with autoimmune diseases. Patients with any type of cancer. Patients with dementia or other significant mental illnesses. Use of protein supplements or probiotics.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde
RECRUITINGGuadalajara, Jalisco, 44280, Mexico
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Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde
RECRUITINGGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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