NCT05305287RecruitingPhase 4
Quantifying Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans
Quantitation of Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
In this study the investigators will quantitate hepatic mitochondrial fluxes in T2D patients with NAFL and NASH before and after 16-weeks treatment with the insulin sensitizer pioglitazone
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 22 Mar 2022
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2022
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- NCT number
- NCT05305287
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 4
- Planned participants: 60
- From 1 Nov 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Subjects not drug naive or have been on metformin more than 3 months.
- Subjects not drug naive or have been on metformin more than 3 months.
Other illness
- Evidence of other forms of chronic liver disease, including alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cholangitis, suspected/proven liver cancer and any other liver disease other than NAFLD.
- Type 1 diabetes and/or GAD positive subjects.
- History of NY Class III-IV heart failure
- T2D with NASH
- Evidence of other forms of chronic liver disease, including alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cholangitis, suspected/proven liver cancer and any other liver disease other than NAFLD.
- Type 1 diabetes and/or GAD positive subjects.
- History of NY Class III-IV heart failure
Lab values
- Urine albumin excretion \> 300 mg/day.
- Urine albumin excretion \> 300 mg/day.
Other
- Alcohol consumption \>14 units/week for women and \>21 units/week for men.
- Liver cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4).
- Presence of proliferative retinopathy.
- Alcohol consumption \>14 units/week for women and \>21 units/week for men.
- Liver cirrhosis (fibrosis stage 4).
- Presence of proliferative retinopathy.
Who the study is looking for
- Confirmed T2D based on OGTT (2 h glucose ≥200 mg/dl).
- Treated with diet, metformin, and/or sulfonylurea and in good general health determined by medical history, physical exam, and routine blood chemistries;
- age = 18-80 years;
- BMI = 25-40 kg/m2;
- HbA1c = 7-10%; stable body weight (±4 pounds) over the preceding 3-months;
- not taking any medication known to affect glucose metabolism other than antidiabetic medications.
- Evidence of moderate/severe fatty liver (steatosis; grade S2/S3 on FibroScan corresponding to ≥10% fat on MRI-PDFF) and no/minimal hepatic fibrosis (grade F0/F1 on FibroScan).
- Confirmed T2D based on OGTT (2 h glucose ≥200 mg/dl).
- Treated with diet, metformin, and/or sulfonylurea and in good general health determined by medical history, physical exam, and routine blood chemistries;
- age = 18-80 years;
- BMI = 25-40 kg/m2;
- HbA1c = 7-10%;
- stable body weight (±4 pounds) over the preceding 3-months;
- not taking any medication known to affect glucose metabolism other than antidiabetic medications.
- Evidence of moderate/severe fatty liver (steatosis; grade S2/S3 on FibroScan corresponding to ≥10% liver fat on MRI-PDFF) and moderate/severe hepatic fibrosis (grade F2/F3 on FibroScan).
Criteria the registry did not label
- T2D with NAFL
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health System Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Recruiting |
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