Beta Glucosylceramide for Treatment of NASH

October 22, 2014 updated by: Hadassah Medical Organization

Beta Glucosylceramide for Treatment of Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Oral administration of betaglucosylceramide was shown effective in reducing inflammation in animal models and was found safe in humans.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients with NASH to receive the treatment versus placebo for 40 weeks followed by a liver biopsy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy proven NASH

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other therapies

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Normal saline administered orally daily as a placebo
Drug: Placebo
normal saline
Other Names:
  • normal saline
Active Comparator: Beta Glucosylceramide
Beta glucosylceramide administered orally daily
Drug: Beta Glucosylceramide
Beta Glucosylceramide

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With a Decrease of 2 Points in the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score (NAS) Analysis is Per Protocol
Time Frame: Total score from baseline compared with week 40.

Number of Participants who had a decrease of 2 points in the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score (NAS) from baseline at 40 weeks per protocol analysis. The score is performed on the liver biopsy before and after treatment. The total score is used with a range from 4-16. A decrease in the total score by 2 points or more is considered an improvement, while an increase in the total score by 2 points or more is considered deterioration. No use of subscales for the data analysis was made.

Allparticipants in both arms who showed a decrease of 2 points or more in the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score are conisdered as responders. Only values quantifying data that were actually measured and analyzed are included.
Total score from baseline compared with week 40.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

  • Study Director: Yaron Ilan, M.D., Hadassah Medical Organization

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 9, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • YI1958

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Compliance Behavior

Clinical Trials on Placebo

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Luxembourg

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe