S-Adenosylmethionine Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00108589

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of S-adenosylmethionine therapy in those patients with non-alcoholic liver disease in the form of steatohepatitis (NASH). This will be accomplished by development of a database of these patients, all of whom will have biopsy documented NASH. A placebo controlled trial will then examine the effect of S-adenosylmethionine over time on clinical outcome in these patients. It is expected that this agent will slow or halt the progression of this disease.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hepatitis	Drug: S-adenosylmethionine	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis

Drug Information available for: S-Adenosylmethionine

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	S-Adenosylmethionine Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Study Start Date:	January 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Men with biopsy proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis from the liver disease clinic or referred from other physicians from the VAMC-Louisville.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00108589

Locations

United States, Kentucky
VA Medical Center
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40206

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	CLIN-014-03S
Study First Received:	April 15, 2005
Last Updated:	May 15, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00108589
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

s-adenosylmethionine
fatty liver
obesity
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hepatitis
Obesity
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Fatty Liver

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009