The main purpose: Effect of adding Atorvastatin to Tenofovir on severity of liver fibrosis and liver function for treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Design: Double blind randomized controlled trial
Inclusion criteria: Patients between 18 and 75 years old with chronic hepatitis B for more than 6 months and dysfunction in liver function, serum LDL more than 90 mg/dl
Exclusion criteria: Patients with hepatitis B less than 6 months, Inactive carriers of hepatitis B, Patients with no fibrosis and cirrhosis, Patients with decompensated cirrhosis, Patients with chronic liver disease such as willson and hemochromatosis, Patients with hepatic cell carcinoma, Patients with other malignancies, Patients with co-infection and superinfection of HIV ,HCV or HDV, Patients that were treated with Atorvastatin, Pregnant and lactating women, Increasing of liver enzymes 2 times of normal range after 1 months of treatment.
Sample size: 80 Patients
Intervention: adding Atorvastatin to routine treatment
Duration of intervention: 6 months
Outcomes: liver function and liver fibrosis