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Randomized controlled trial of pemafibrate and fenofibrate for NAFLD with hypertriglyceridemia

Randomized clinical trial of pemafibrate on the relative efficacy and safety evaluated in comparison with fenofibrate in patients with NAFLD and elevated triglyceride - PRESENT study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031200280
Enrollment
360
Registered
2020-12-28
Start date
2021-02-16
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

NAFLD with hypertriglyceridemia NAFLD

Interventions

1. Pemafibrate high dose group Palmodia 0.1 mg tablets are orally administered twice daily, 2 tablets at a time, after breakfast and dinner. If unavoidable,Pemafibrate extended-release 0.2 mg two tabl

Sponsors

Iwaki Michihiro
Lead Sponsor
Kessoku Takaomi
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Outpatients whose ages are between 20 and 80 years old at the time of obtaining consent. 2.Patients with fatty liver diagnosed by histological examination within 1 year prior to obtaining consent, or by imaging examination within 6 months prior to obtaining consent, and who have not responded to exercise or diet therapy for more than 3 months 3. Patients with hypertriglyceridemia (150-500 mg / dl) within 91 days before obtaining consent. 4. Patients with high ALT (male 43-100 IU / L, female 24-100 IU / L) within 91 days before obtaining consent. 5.Patients whose daily drinking amount is less than 30 g per day for men and less than 20 g for women in terms of ethanol at the time of obtaining consent 6.Patients who do not have other liver diseases such as hepatitis C, hepatitis B (excluding inactive carriers), autoimmune hepatitis, and primary biliary cholangitis at the time of consent acquisition 7. Patients with written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Taking cyclosporine, rifampicin, amiodarone, and breast cancer treatments (tamoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene). 2. Patients with BMI normal upper limit x2 within 91 days before obtaining consent excluding Girbert syndrome. 6. Platelet count 9.5 % within 91 days prior to obtaining consent. 15. Patients with psychosis, alcoholism, drug addiction, or drug addiction that may affect compliance with the research plan. 16. Patients who participated in other clinical trials 100 days before obtaining consent. 17. Pregnant women or patients who may be pregnant. 18. Patients with malignant tumor. However, patients who have undergone radical surgery or who have completed administration of anticancer drugs are allowed to be registered, and patients who are being observed and evaluated for malignant tumors are excluded. 19. Patients who are considered inappropriate to participate in this study by the reseacher. 20. Patients who have received concomitant medications for more than 1 week.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in ALT after 24-week administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Change in ALT after 48 weeks of administration 2) Amout of change and rates of change in liver fibrosis markers after 48 weeks of administration. 3) AST, GGT, Cr, BUN, HbA1c, platelets, HOMA-IR, HDL-C, non-HDL-C, LDL-C / HDL-C ratio, TG from baseline to 24 and 48 weeks. Amount of change and rate of change ALT from baseline to 24 and 48 weeks. Amount of change and rate of change 4) (Only for facilities where MRE and USE can be performed) Amount of change and rate of change in liver fat and liver hardness from baseline in MRE and USE. 5) Presence or absence of cardiovascular events, liver disease-related events, and carcinogenesis during the intervention period / observation period 6) Changes in body weight, BMI, and abdominal circumference from baseline at 24 and 48 weeks of administration 7) Changes in 10-year ASCVD (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease) risk score 8) Percentage of patients with ALT 100 IU / L or higher and / or more than double that at week 0 9) Safety (incidence of AEs and ADRs at 48 weeks of treatment)

Contacts

Public ContactMichihiro Iwaki

Yokohama City University Hospital

michihir@yokohama-cu.ac.jp+81-45-787-2640

Outcome results

None listed

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