Fuzheng Huayu Tablets for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Cirrhosis (Compensated): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Clinical Study

History or current hepatic decompensation events at screening, including but not limited to the following: a) Esophagogastric variceal bleeding; b) Hepatic ascites requiring diuretic treatment; c) Hepatic encephalopathy (West Haven grade 2 or above); d) Hepatorenal syndrome.

Having a history or evidence of other chronic liver diseases, such as alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis or overlap syndrome, Wilson's disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, hereditary hemochromatosis, history of biliary obstruction or biliary shunt, metastatic liver cancer; Hepatitis B (HBsAg positive); Hepatitis C (HCV antibody positive and HCV-RNA positive). Subjects with previous hepatitis C treatment must maintain negative HCV-RNA results for at least 3 years before screening to be eligible.

History of liver transplantation, on the liver transplantation waiting list, or history of TIPS operation.

Use of anti-obesity drugs within 3 months prior to screening and during the whole trial is prohibited, including bupropion-naltrexone, orlistat, phentermine, phentermine/topiramate and anti-obesity supplements. Subjects planning to receive metabolic bariatric surgery during the study will be excluded (excluding acupuncture weight loss, liposuction or abdominal lipectomy performed more than 1 year before screening).