A Study of Chiglitazar in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

About this trial

This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of chiglitazar as a combination therapy for patients with MASH and T2DM.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Men and women aged at least 18 years and under 75 years (inclusive) at the time of obtaining consent.

Participants must be diagnosed as T2DM and HbA1c ≤ 9.5% at time of screening.

Participants must take Fibroscan examination with the result of CAP ≥ 238 dB/m and LSM>8.5 kPa.

Diagnosis of MASH by liver biopsy, with NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) ≥4 with ≥1 point for each component, and fibrosis stage 1b or more over according to the NASH Clinical Research Network (CRN) scoring system. (or liver biopsy not more than 6 months prior to screening)

Disqualifiers

Alcohol consumption >20g ethyl alcohol/day for women and >40g ethyl alcohol/day for men.

Alcoholic liver disease,

Hepatitis B as defined by presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B DNA,

Hepatitis C as defined by presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA or positive hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV),

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Chiglitazar Placebo
  • Chiglitazar
  • vitamin E
  • Polyene Phosphatidyl choline

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Punan Hospital of Pudong New District

Sponsor institution

Chipscreen Biosciences, Ltd.

Collaborator