Group1 is control group and participants do not need intervention.

Group 2 is vinegar Group and participants in this group are asked to drink 15ml vinegar(Ninghuafu, Sanxi, China)after dinner at noon and evening respectively for a period of four weeks.

Urolithiasis

Each participant in vinegar group drink 15ml vinegar(Ninghuafu,Sanxi,China)after dinner at noon and evening respectively for a period of four weeks.

Vinegar group

Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Effect of Vinegar Consumption on 24-hour Urinary Risk Factors Associated With Stone Formation

The Effect of Vinegar Consumption on 24-hour Urinary Risk Factors Associated With Calcium Oxalate Urinary Stone Formation: a Randomised Controlled Trial

To compare the change of 24-hour urinary risk factors associated with calcium oxalate urinary stone formation which include Ph, volume, creatinine, oxalate, citrate, phosphate, uric acid, calcium, magnesium, sodium and chloride of 24-hour urine between two groups on the 7th,14th,21th and 28th day after drinking vinegar.

To compare the change of blood biochemical parameters which include fasting serum glucose, creatinine, urea, uric acid, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides,serum total bile acid, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, calcium and chloride ions before grouping and on the 28th day after drinking vinegar.

To compare the change of blood oxidative stress markers which include blood protein product(AOPP),MDA,glutathion peroxidase(GSH-PX),superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase activity(CAT) before grouping and on the 28th day after drinking vinegar.

Guohua Zeng

Vice President of the Hospital

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

L-ornithine L-aspartate (6 ampules, each ampule containing 5 grams of the drug in 10 ml solution) to be diluted in 440 ml of Dextrose 5% (to make a total of 500 ml of solution), as intravenous infusion at the rate of 21 ml/hour, over 24 hours, for 5 days

Placebo (sterile water, 6 ampuoles of 10 ml each) diluted in 440 ml of Dextrose 5%, as intravenous infusion at the rate of 21 ml/hour, over 24 hours, for 5 days

Cirrhosis of Liver

Hepatic Encephalopathy

L-ornithine L-aspartate

Placebo (sterile water, 60 ml) diluted in 440 ml of Dextrose 5%, as intravenous infusion at the rate of 21 ml/hour, over 24 hours, for 5 days

Placebo

Department of Gastroenterology, D.M.C. and Hospital

G.B. Pant Hospital

L-ornithine L-aspartate in Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Efficacy of Intravenous 'L-ornithine L-aspartate' in Reversal of Overt Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

Mental state grade according to West Haven criteria for Hepatic encephalopathy

Change in blood ammonia levels will be measured at baseline and after 5 days of treatment

Mortality rate in the two groups at 4 weeks will be compared

The total length of hospital stay (number of days) in each group will be compared.

Change in serum cytokine levels (Interleukin-1, Interleukin-6, Interleukin-10 and TNF-alpha will be measured at baseline and after 5 days of treatment.

acetic acid/fatigue

Effect of Vinegar Consumption on 24-hour Urinary Risk Factors Associated With Stone Formation

L-ornithine L-aspartate in Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Synchronization and Desynchronization Between Circadian Rhythms in Patients With Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS)

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