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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 August 2021
Main ID:  NCT03359174
Date of registration: 27/11/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Yale University
Public title: An Efficacy Trial of Low Dose All-trans Retinoic Acid in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Scientific title: An Efficacy Trial of Low Dose All-trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Date of first enrolment: May 29, 2018
Target sample size: 2
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03359174
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     James Boyer, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Yale University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Males and females ages 18-80

- Diagnosis of large-duct PSC based on ERCP or MRCP, or liver biopsy findings without
alternative explanation for findings, for at least 6 months.

- Serum ALP levels persistently more than 1.5 x upper limit of normal over the past 6
months.

- Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy must be discontinued for at least 3 months.

- At least 2 forms of barrier protection for males and females of child-bearing age.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Small duct PSC, overlap with autoimmune hepatitis, IgG4 disease or secondary
sclerosing cholangitis.

- Any malignancy, presently or within the past 5 years, except adequately treated
non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or in situ prostate cancer.

- Viral hepatitis including hepatitis A, B, C, D, E.

- Decompensated cirrhosis, or planned liver transplantation.

- Recent diagnostic or therapeutic biliary manipulation (endoscopic, radiologic) within
the past 3 months.

- Ascending Cholangitis requiring antibiotics within the past 3 months.

- Uncontrolled IBD, or IBD requiring the use of steroids.

- Acute or Chronic Kidney Disease with serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL.

- Allergy to ATRA or vitamin A compounds.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
Intervention(s)
Drug: All-trans retinoic acid
Primary Outcome(s)
Change of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The Percent of Patients Who Have Reduction of Serum C4 by 50% [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
The Percent of Patients Who Have Reduction of Serum Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) by 50% [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
The Percent of Patients Who Have Improvement in Fibrosis Per Transient Elastography by at Least 1 Stage [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
Change in Patients Who Have Normalization of Serum ALP or Reduction to Less Than 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
The Percent of Patients Who Have Reduction of Serum Bile Acids by 50% [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
The Percent of Patients Who Have Reduction of Serum Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Score (ELF) by 10% [Time Frame: Baseline to week 24.]
Secondary ID(s)
2000021447
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 09/08/2021
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT03359174
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