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  • α-tocopherol — no detected effect on health-related quality of life

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull result
    “Changes in quality of life, as assessed by the scores for both the mental and physical components of the SF-36, did not differ significantly between the vitamin E group or the pioglitazone group and the placebo group (Table 3).”
    Quoted verbatim from Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis..
    Study
    RCT
    Duration
    22 months
    Dose
    800 IU RRR-alpha-tocopherol (natural form) once daily for 96 weeks, with a pioglitazone-like placebo
    Population
    Adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and without diabetes; vitamin E group against placebo, with a separate pioglitazone arm in the same trial; SF-36 mental and physical components

    Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.2010PMID:2042777810.1056/NEJMoa0907929Industry fundedPermalink

To cite this finding: https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M5MWQA1A2GPS1D2K96R83KJH

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