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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02283710
Date of registration: 01/11/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Liver Function Tests in Fatty Liver Disease
Scientific title: The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Liver Function Tests in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients Refereed to Sina Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic
Date of first enrolment: May 2013
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02283710
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Raika Jamali, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with persistent elevated aminotransferase levels and the evidence of fatty liver
in ultrasonography, who were referred to a gastroenterology clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

- alcohol use (more than 20 gram per day in men and 10 gram per day in women per day),

- heart disease (ischemic or congestive),

- hepatic disease (viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, wilson disease,
hemochromatosis, liver mass lesion),

- renal disease (serum creatinine concentration of > 1.5 mg/dl),

- any severe systemic co-morbidities, neoplasm,

- using any hepatotoxic medication during the past 3 months,

- pregnant or lactating women.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fatty Liver
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Lifestyle modification
Drug: Pentoxifylline
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline serum alanine aminotransferase at 6 months [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline serum aspartate aminotransferase at 6 months [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
9011160012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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