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Efficacy of ezetimibe for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, controlled trial

Efficacy of ezetimibe for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, controlled trial - Efficacy of ezetimibe for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000005250
Enrollment
80
Registered
2011-03-14
Start date
2008-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Interventions

Ezetimibe control

Sponsors

Eishiro Mizukoshi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) NAFLD in histology 2) dyslipidemia TC 220mg/dl or higher or treatment to dyslipidemia has already been done. 3) Case it is possible to take ezetimibe about six months 4) Child-Pugh A 5) 20-80 years old age when registering 6) Performance status(ECOG scale) is 0 or 1 7) Key organ function is maintained by clinical examination within 14 days before it registers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1)hepatic virus infections (hepatitis B and C) 2)the current or past consumption of more than 20 g of alcohol daily 3)concurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, as determined by diagnostic imaging results 4) hepatic encephalopathy 5) active infections 6) severe complication 7) Woman who has possibility of pregnancy or pregnancy or while suckling. 8)Case to whom medicine in which it is using together taboo of ezetimibe and describes attention of using together is administered 9) those who are inadequate for this study as assessed by the investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical parameters and liver histologyin NAFLD were evaluated before and after the treatment

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEishiro Mizukoshi

Kananzawa University Graduate School of Medical Science Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026