Treatment of HBV Cirrhosis with Fuzheng Huayu Tablet () and Entecavir: Design of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel and Multicenter Clinical Trial.
10.1007/s11655-020-3257-6
- Author:
Zheng-Xin LI
1
;
Zhi-Min ZHAO
1
;
Ping LIU
1
;
Qing-Shan ZHENG
2
;
Cheng-Hai LIU
3
Author Information
1. Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
2. Center for Drug Clinical Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200000, China.
3. Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. chenghai.liu@outlook.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fuzheng Huayu Tablet;
chronic hepatitis B;
liver fibrosis;
randomized multicenter trial;
trial protocol
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2021;27(7):509-513
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Antiviral therapy can lead to regression of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB), but it has a limited effect on cirrhosis. Chinese medicines (CMs), particularly Fuzheng Huayu Tablet (, FZHY), have an antifibrotic effect in patients with CHB.
OBJECTIVE:To observe the safety and efficacy of adjunctive FZHY in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) cirrhosis, this study was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel assignment, multicenter trial at 20 centers in China. The total 700 naive patients will be enrolled with compensate cirrhosis due to HBV, and randomly assigned into 2 groups, receiving entecavir (0.5 mg, daily) and FZHY placebo (1.6 g, 3 times a day), or entecavir (0.5 mg, daily) and FZHY (1.6 g, 3 times a day), respectively. The primary endpoint was histological improvement at week 48. The secondary outcome is the decline values of liver fibrosis using the noninvasive methods from baseline to week 48 in each arm of the study. Adverse events such as stomach upset, headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea will be strictly recorded.
DISCUSSION:Through this study, we hope to generate a solid evidence for the therapeutic strategy of HBV cirrhosis with a combination of anti-viral such as ETV and anti-fibrotic herbal product such as FZHY. Protocol version: Version 1.3, Date: 2014.12.4.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:NCT02241590.
