Preliminary Clinical Study on the Effect of L-ornithine on the Efficacy of Ustekinumab in Patients With Crohn's Disease
A Single Center, Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on the Effect of L-ornithine on the Efficacy of Ustekinumab in Patients With Crohn's Disease
The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
50 participants
Apr 1, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of supplementing L-ornithine compared to the control group on the efficacy of Ustekinumab in patients with Crohn's disease, and to summarize the role of supplementing L-ornithine in the treatment of CD patients. Participants will be randomized into two groups: the L-ornithine supplementation group and the control group. The patients in the L-ornithine supplementation group received oral ornithine capsules for 8 weeks. The control group did not receive additional intervention. Follow up once a week, and after the study, patients will come to the hospital to finish the evaluation indicators.
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Interventions
L-ornithine is an amino acid that helps the liver clear toxic ammonia and plays an important role in liver protection and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. Now Foods L-ornithine capsules are an ornithine supplement containing 500mg of L-ornithine per capsule. Patients in the L-ornithine supplementation group take ornithine capsules orally twice a day, three capsules each time, for 8 weeks.
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NCT06455267