Phase 1 Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- Women between the ages of 18 and 42 who have been diagnosed with a hormone condition called PCOS that involves higher-than-normal levels of male hormones (androgens)
- Women who have a specific type of liver disease called NASH (a form of fatty liver disease with inflammation), confirmed either by a liver biopsy or by a specialist scan and/or elevated liver enzyme levels in the blood
Who may not be able to join:
- People whose diabetes is not well controlled
- People who have drunk more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day for at least 3 months in a row at any point in the last 5 years
- People who have another ongoing liver condition (such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or autoimmune hepatitis) or severe liver scarring (cirrhosis) from any cause
- People who have had, or are planning to have, weight-loss surgery within five years of being diagnosed with NASH confirmed by liver biopsy
- People who are living with HIV
- People who have taken certain medications known to cause fatty liver (such as amiodarone, methotrexate, steroids, tamoxifen, anabolic steroids, or valproic acid) for more than 4 weeks before or during the study
- People who are recently pregnant, currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or going through perimenopause
- People with reduced kidney function or high potassium levels in the blood (confirm with trial site)
- People who have taken certain hormone-blocking medications (such as spironolactone or flutamide) for more than 3 months within the year before joining the study
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Monika A Sarkar, MD, MAS, University of California, San Francisco
Phone: (415)-502-3725
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Change in liver stiffness on Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE)
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 26 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.