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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201802003092138
Date of registration: 15/02/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Priscilla Osuoha and sons
Public title: Solanum Fruit Juice as a Natural and Sustainable Source of Antioxidants for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C under Antiviral Therapy
Scientific title: Solanum Fruit Juice as a Natural and Sustainable Source of Antioxidants for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C under Antiviral Therapy
Date of first enrolment: 14/08/2017
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=3092
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Non-randomised  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Nigeria
Contacts
Name: Idongesit    Archibong
Address:  Department of biochemistry, university of port harcourt 51101 Port Harcourt Nigeria
Telephone: 08138678156
Email: idongesit_archibong@uniport.edu.ng
Affiliation:  University of Port Harcourt
Name: Chidiebere    Iheka
Address:  Department of biochemistry, university of port harcourt 51101 Port Harcourt Nigeria
Telephone: 07032494306
Email: chidiebere_iheka@uniport.edu.ng
Affiliation:  University of Port Harcourt
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The detection of negative HBV surface antigen or antibodies to HIV and circulating HCV RNA by polymerase chain reaction.
Exclusion criteria: Uninfected patients were not included in this proposal because the effect of an antioxidant supplement would not be perceived in such condition.


Age minimum: 20 Day(s)
Age maximum: 60 Day(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Intervention(s)
Control group
Solanum Juice extract
Primary Outcome(s)
to discover if Solanum juice can play a supporting role in the management and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection
Secondary Outcome(s)
To encourage the use of indigenous natural antioxidant supplements with no side effects
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Priscilla Osuoha and sons
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 06/02/2017
Contact:
The Institutional Review Board of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Results
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