Could a palm vitamin e supplement help repair Alcohol-Damaged livers?
NCT ID NCT07466485
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether a palm-derived form of vitamin E (tocotrienol) can improve liver health in adults with alcoholic fatty liver disease. 26 participants will take either the supplement or a placebo for six months, with regular blood tests and liver scans to track changes. The goal is to see if this natural supplement can reduce liver damage and support better liver function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- palm tocotrienol (a form of vitamin E)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a natural supplement to help manage alcoholic fatty liver disease and improve liver function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 26 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and the supplement may not show significant benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 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. Patients with history of alcoholic use disorder with clinical and biochemical evidence of alcoholic steatohepatitis (AST:ALT \>2.0, elevated GGT) 2. Patients with Maddrey's discriminant function ≤ 32, and do not require the treatment of corticosteroid therapy or pentoxifylline. 3. Patients aged 18 to 65 4. Patients who could comply with alcohol abstinence. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe alcoholic hepatitis defined as Maddrey's discriminant function \>32 2. Patients with other concomitant liver diseases: 1. Hepatitis B 2. Hepatitis C 3. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) 4. Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) 5. Hereditary hemochromatosis 3. Patients who are obese (a BMI of 30 kg/ m2 or more) and with metabolic syndromes 4. Patients with bleeding disorders and who have been on anticoagulant or antiaggregant treatments 5. Patients who have been on corticosteroid therapy or pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis 6. Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma 7. Pregnant patients 8. Patients who are breastfeeding 9. Patients with Childs C liver cirrhosis 10. Patients who have pyridoxine allergy or history 11. Patients who are judged by investigator that participation of the study is difficult due to disease as follow; hepatic cirrhosis, Wilson's disease, malignant tumor, serious metabolic disease, severe renal disease, severe pulmonary disease, severe cardiovascular disease, severe nervous disease/psychiatric disorder, muscle disease and etc. 12. Patients taking vitamin E, herbal supplements, or other investigational products within 90 days prior to the participation in the study. 13. Patients who have been taken any medications that could affect the treatment: hypoglycemic agents, colchicine, penicillamine, corticosteroids, ursodeoxycholic acid, pentoxifylline, long-term use of NSAIDs, statins, neuroleptics, anticonvulsant medications, high-dose acetaminophen(\>=2.5g/day) 14. Patients who have received treatment that may affect liver function within 1 month prior to the participation in the study 15. Patients who could not comply with alcohol abstinence. 16. Patient who considered ineligible for participation in the study as Investigator's judgment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia
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