Longer steroids or N-acetylcysteine for severe alcoholic hepatitis
Treatments studied
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving corticosteroids for a longer time, or adding a medicine called N-acetylcysteine, can help people with severe alcoholic hepatitis. It is for patients who have been drinking heavily and recently developed jaundice.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have been drinking heavily (more than 4–5 drinks a day) and recently developed jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes).
- You have a liver biopsy that shows alcoholic hepatitis, and blood tests show severe liver inflammation.
- You do not have active infections like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV, or untreated bacterial infections.
- You have not been treated with corticosteroids or other immune-suppressing drugs in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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