UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000009133
Receipt number R000010696
Scientific Title The Effect of Levocarnitine on the Patient with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Date of disclosure of the study information 2012/10/17
Last modified on 2022/04/25 12:12:15

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Basic information

Public title

The Effect of Levocarnitine on the Patient with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Acronym

Levocarnitine for Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Scientific Title

The Effect of Levocarnitine on the Patient with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Scientific Title:Acronym

Levocarnitine for Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Classification by specialty

Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

YES


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Several study have suggested that Levocarnitine is related to transportation of Fatty acid into mitochondria and the fat deposit to hepatocyte. However, no studies have been done to research the effect and mechanism of Levocarnitine on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD).
Thus, the aim of this study is to research the efficacy and safety of Levocarnitine on the patient with NAFLD.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Improvement of serum ALT after taking Levocarnitine for 6 months

Key secondary outcomes

The following items are assessed after taking Levocarnitine for 6 months
1. Safety
2. Improvement of metabolic disorder
3. Improvement of histological findings of the liver
4. the effect of Levocarnitine on the gene expression(mRNA)
5. The effect of Levocarnitine on immunoreaction in the liver
6. The concentration of the Levocarnitine and the effect of Levocarnitine on fatty acid composition in the liver


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Levocarnitine at a 600mg thrice daily for 6months

Interventions/Control_2

control

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

80 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Subjects who are
1. Diagnosed as NAFLD by histological examination.
2. Tolerable to take Levocarnicine for 6 month.
3. Child-Pugh classification A.
4. Age order than or equal to 20years old and younger than 80 yaers old at time of the consent.
5. Performance status(ECOG scale) 0 or 1.
6. The function of main organs should should be well maintained within 14 days before time of the consent.
6-1, WBC;greater than or equal to 3,000 and less than 12,000/uL
6-2, Hb;greater than or equal to 9.0g/dL
6-3, Platelet;greater than or equal to 70,000/uL
6-4, Total Bilirubin;less than or equal to 1.5mg/dL or lower than upper limit of the facility
6-5, Serum ALT;greater than upper limit of the facility and less than or equal to 300 U/L
6-6, Serum Cr;less than or equal to 1.2mg/dL or lower than upper limit of the facility
6-7, The patients have to agree to join this study by their free wills

Key exclusion criteria

The following patients should be excluded
1. Infected with HBV or HCV
2. Alcohol assumption per day; greater than 20g
3. Complicated with malignant disease including hepatocellular carcinoma
4. Complicated with obvious hepatic encephalopathy
5. Complicated with active infectious disease
6. Complicated with Critical complications
7. Nursing and Pregnant woman
8. Taking contraindicating medicines with Levocarnitine
9. Taking pioglitazone and metformin
10.the other patients who the doctors in charge consider should not enter this study

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Tatsuya
Middle name
Last name Yamashita

Organization

kanazawa University Hospital

Division name

Department of Gastroenterology

Zip code

9208641

Address

13-1, takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa

TEL

0762652235

Email

ytatsuya@m-kanazawa.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tatsuya
Middle name
Last name Yamashita

Organization

kanazawa University Hospital

Division name

Department of Gastroenterology

Zip code

9208641

Address

13-1, takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa

TEL

076-265-2235

Homepage URL


Email

ytatsuya@m-kanazawa.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Disease Contral and Homeostasis

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Disease Contral and Homeostasis

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Kanazawa University Hospital

Address

13-1 Takara-machi

Tel

0762652235

Email

ytatsuya@m-kanazawa.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

5782

Org. issuing International ID_1

Knazawa University Hospital, Center for Clinical Research Management

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2012 Year 10 Month 17 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2012 Year 09 Month 27 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2012 Year 09 Month 28 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2012 Year 10 Month 17 Day

Last modified on

2022 Year 04 Month 25 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000010696


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