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Effect of pentoxyfylline on histological activity and fibrosis of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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SLCTR Registration Number

SLCTR/2014/016


Date of Registration

22 Aug 2014

The date of last modification

Apr 30, 2019


Trial Status



Application Summary


Scientific Title of Trial

Effect of pentoxyfylline on histological activity and fibrosis of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis


Public Title of Trial

Effectiveness of pentoxyfylline in patients with fatty liver


Disease or Health Condition(s) Studied

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis


Scientific Acronym

None


Public Acronym

None


Brief title

None


Universal Trial Number

U1111-1155-2061


Any other number(s) assigned to the trial and issuing authority

None


Trial Details


What is the research question being addressed?

Does Pentoxyfylline improve nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score & fibrosis score in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis?


Type of study

Interventional


Study design

Allocation

Randomized controlled trial


Masking

Masking not used


Control

Standard therapy/practice


Assignment

Parallel


Purpose

Treatment


Study Phase

Not Available


Intervention(s) planned

Consenting participants meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized into two arms using the lottery method.

The intervention arm will receive Pentoxyfylline 400mg eight hourly for one year. Standard therapy will be provided concurrently.

The control arm will receive standard therapy alone.


Inclusion criteria

  1. Ultrasonographic evidence of fatty liver
  2. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score greater than or equal to 5 on liver histopathology

Exclusion criteria

  1. Significant alcohol intake(more than 20 gm /day)
  2. History of taking drugs that may cause fatty liver(i.e.tamoxifen, valproic acid, amiodarone, methotrexate) or history of taking drugs that have shown benefit in previous Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis studies(i.e.vitamin E ,metformin, thiazolidinedione, fibrates)
  3. Chronic viral hepatitis(HBV , HCV)
  4. Pregnancy
  5. Co-morbid conditions(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ,Chronic Kidney Disease, Congestive CF, Myocardial infarction)
  6. Liver failure
  7. Hypothyroidism
  8. Patient who fails to give consent for paired biopsy
  9. Wilson's disease and Hemochromatosis


Primary outcome(s)

1.

Improvement of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and fibrosis score after one year treatment

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At the end of one year

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Secondary outcome(s)

1.

None

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None

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Target number/sample size

30


Countries of recruitment

Bangladesh


Anticipated start date

2014-09-01


Anticipated end date

2015-12-31


Date of first enrollment

2014-09-01


Date of study completion


Recruitment status

Pending


Funding source

None


Regulatory approvals



State of Ethics Review Approval


Status

Approved


Date of Approval

2014-01-12


Approval number

BSMMU/2014/1657


Details of Ethics Review Committee

Name: Institutional Review Board of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Institutional Address:Shahbag,Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telephone:+880-8612550
Email: bsmmu@bangala.net

Contact & Sponsor Information


Contact person for Scientific Queries/Principal Investigator

Dr. S.K.M. Nazmul Hasan
Resident of Hepatology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka -1000 ,Bangladesh

8801916045601

dr.nazmul01@gmail.com

Contact Person for Public Queries

Dr. Md.Shahinul Alam
Associate Professor of Hepatology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

8801973007173
88029130473
shahinul67@yahoo.com


Primary study sponsor/organization

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Shahbag. Dhaka- 1000. Bangladesh
+88 02 9661065, +88 02 8624816
88029130473
info@bsmmu.org
www.bsmmu.edu.bd

Secondary study sponsor (If any)

None





Trial Completion details


Do the investigators plan to share identified individual clinical trial participant-level data (IPD)?


IPD sharing plan description


Study protocol available


Protocol version and date

Not Available


Protocol URL

Not Available


Results summary available

No


Date of posting results


Date of study completion


Final sample size


Date of first publication


Link to results


Brief summary of results