Atorvastatin, L-Carnitine and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

NCT01617772 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 440

Last updated 2018-05-11

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Summary

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of simvastatin and L-carnitine coadministration versus simvastatin, L-Carnitine monotherapy on liver transaminases and liver elasticity in NASH patients.

Conditions

  • Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Interventions

DRUG

Atorvastatin

Atorvastatin 20 mg

DRUG

L-Carnitine

1000mg L-carnitine

DRUG

Placebo

Identically looking placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reza Malekzadeh, MD · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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