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Whether Saroglitazar can change arterial rigidity in patients with Diabetes and lipid abnormalities

Effect of Saroglitazar on vascular stiffness in patients with Diabetic dyslipidemia: a Pilot Randomized controlled trial - Saroglitazar for Targeting Arterial Rigidity in Diabetes Mellitus (STAR-DM)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092367
Enrollment
56
Registered
2025-08-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Tab Saroglitazar 4 mg : Patients will receive Saroglitazar 4 mg daily orally for 6 months Control Intervention1: Standard of care ( Statin therapy): Patient will receive standard of ca

Sponsors

ARINDAM NASKAR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult subjects (more than 18 years to less than 65 of age) of any gender Established diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus Serum fasting triglyceride more than 150mg/dl On Statin therapy for at least 6 month Willing to providing written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Type 1 diabetes Pregnancy or breastfeeding lady Triglyceride level more than 500 mg/dL Any concomitant thyroid disorders Patients having estimated GFR less than 45 ml/min/1.73m2 Patients known Heart failure (Stage III or IV) Severe liver dysfunction(Child Pugh C) Baseline AST, ALT more than 3 times of upper limit Hemoglobin less than 8 gm/dL Tobacco abusers, Alcoholic and any kind of substance abusers Patients with malignancy and/or on chemotherapy Patients with infectious disease like HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C On other Triglyceride lowering therapy ( Fenofibrate, Icosapent Ethyl) Patients on oral contraceptive pills, antipsychotic drugs Patients taking steroids

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of Saroglitazar vs standard of care on arterial stiffness in patients of T2DM and hyper tryglyceridemia ( TG more than 150mg/dL) from baseline to week 24Timepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare any changes from baseline to week 24 in 1. Lipid Profile 2. HbA1C,FBS,PPBS 3. BMI 4. eGFR 5. Urinary albumin creatinine ratio 6. ALT and ASTTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arindam Naskar

School of Tropical Medicine

indrani.bbs@gmail.com7044007741

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026