Lifestyle Versus Ezetimibe Plus Lifestyle in Patients With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
NCT ID: NCT01950884
Last Updated: 2013-09-26
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE4
45 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-10-31
2014-12-31
Brief Summary
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* NAFLD represents a cardiovascular risk factor;
* Lifestyle modification(weight loss)is the effective medical treatment recommended for NASH (Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis);
* Ezetimibe could represent a novel safe treatment for NAFLD (Patel 2006. Here the investigators propose a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial to evaluate the addictive effect of ezetimibe on liver histology, biochemical and sonographic parameters in a small (n.40) number of NASH patients randomized for 12 months in two arms: lifestyle vs lifestyle+ezetimibe.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe tablets plus lifestyle
Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe tablets
Lifestyle
lifestyle
lifestyle
lifestyle
Lifestyle
lifestyle
Interventions
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Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe tablets
Lifestyle
lifestyle
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 2.Histological diagnosis of possible or definite NASH, according to Kleiner scorw, within 6 months before randomization -
Exclusion Criteria
* 2)other causes of chronic liver disease 3) History of or planned gastrointestinal bypass or any additional bariatric surgery/intervention 4)Hepatic cirrhosis with Child-Pugh score of B or C, and/or concomitant HCC 5)Recent(within 6 months) or concomitant use of agents known to cause hepatic steatosis 7)Recent(within 6 months)change in dose/regimen or first treatment with vitamin E, C, betaine, s-adenosylmethionine, ursodeoxycholate, sylimarin, fibrate, statin, pentoxyfilline, angiotensin II inhibitors, orlistat, sibutramine 8)Ongoing or recent therapy (within 6 months) with vitamin D or with medications known to affect vitamin D3 metabolism 9)Any additional condition that might interfere with optimal partecipation in the study, according to Investigators opinion; 10)Be pregnant or breastfeeding.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Palermo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Maurizio R. Averna
MD
Principal Investigators
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Maurizio Averna, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Palermo
Locations
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Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica Di.Bi.M.I.S.
Palermo, Italy, Italy
Countries
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References
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Hughes EA, Tracey I, Singhal S, Patel J. Unexpected beneficial effect in the use of ezetimibe in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Med Hypotheses. 2006;67(6):1463-4. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.041. Epub 2006 Jul 10. No abstract available.
Petta S, Muratore C, Craxi A. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis: the present and the future. Dig Liver Dis. 2009 Sep;41(9):615-25. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.01.004. Epub 2009 Feb 14.
Marchesini G, Bugianesi E, Forlani G, Cerrelli F, Lenzi M, Manini R, Natale S, Vanni E, Villanova N, Melchionda N, Rizzetto M. Nonalcoholic fatty liver, steatohepatitis, and the metabolic syndrome. Hepatology. 2003 Apr;37(4):917-23. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50161.
Bedogni G, Miglioli L, Masutti F, Tiribelli C, Marchesini G, Bellentani S. Prevalence of and risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the Dionysos nutrition and liver study. Hepatology. 2005 Jul;42(1):44-52. doi: 10.1002/hep.20734.
Ekstedt M, Franzen LE, Mathiesen UL, Thorelius L, Holmqvist M, Bodemar G, Kechagias S. Long-term follow-up of patients with NAFLD and elevated liver enzymes. Hepatology. 2006 Oct;44(4):865-73. doi: 10.1002/hep.21327.
Fassio E, Alvarez E, Dominguez N, Landeira G, Longo C. Natural history of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a longitudinal study of repeat liver biopsies. Hepatology. 2004 Oct;40(4):820-6. doi: 10.1002/hep.20410.
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Promrat K, Kleiner DE, Niemeier HM, Jackvony E, Kearns M, Wands JR, Fava JL, Wing RR. Randomized controlled trial testing the effects of weight loss on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 2010 Jan;51(1):121-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.23276.
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Sanyal AJ, Chalasani N, Kowdley KV, McCullough A, Diehl AM, Bass NM, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Lavine JE, Tonascia J, Unalp A, Van Natta M, Clark J, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Hoofnagle JH, Robuck PR; NASH CRN. Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. N Engl J Med. 2010 May 6;362(18):1675-85. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0907929. Epub 2010 Apr 28.
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Subramanian S, Goodspeed L, Wang S, Kim J, Zeng L, Ioannou GN, Haigh WG, Yeh MM, Kowdley KV, O'Brien KD, Pennathur S, Chait A. Dietary cholesterol exacerbates hepatic steatosis and inflammation in obese LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Lipid Res. 2011 Sep;52(9):1626-35. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M016246. Epub 2011 Jun 20.
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Chan DC, Watts GF, Gan SK, Ooi EM, Barrett PH. Effect of ezetimibe on hepatic fat, inflammatory markers, and apolipoprotein B-100 kinetics in insulin-resistant obese subjects on a weight loss diet. Diabetes Care. 2010 May;33(5):1134-9. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1765. Epub 2010 Feb 25.
Noto D, Petta S, Giammanco A, Spina R, Cabibbi D, Porcasi R, Caldarella R, Ciaccio M, Muratore R, Cefalu AB, Craxi A, Averna M. Lifestyle versus ezetimibe plus lifestyle in patients with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (LISTEN): A double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 May;32(5):1288-1291. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.01.024. Epub 2022 Jan 29.
Other Identifiers
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2013-003465-33
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
LISTEN
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id