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TerminatedNCT00577148Updated May 18, 2016

An Efficacy and Safety Study of Rimonabant for Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

A Phase 3 interventional study of Rimonabant and Placebo (for Rimonabant) in Fatty Liver, sponsored by Sanofi. Terminated at 24 sites in 24 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-05-18.

Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Company decision taken in light of demands by certain national health authorities
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
89
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of rimonabant treatment on the histological features of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

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The total duration per patient will be approximately 22 months including a 18-month double-blind treatment period.

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Conditions studied

  • Fatty Liver

Keywords

  • NASH
  • chronic liver disease
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In context

Fatty Liver

1,451 studies on the registry are indexed under Fatty Liver; 292 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 89 is above the median of 60 across 1,003 interventional studies indexed under Fatty Liver.

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Lead sponsor

Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,508 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 118 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and a diagnosis of NASH

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Excessive alcohol use
  • Presence of Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Other chronic liver disease
  • Previous or current hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Use of medication known to cause steatosis
  • Previous bariatric surgery
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Presence of any severe medical or psychological condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the patient's safe participation including uncontrolled serious psychiatric illness such a major depression within the last 2 years, and history of other severe psychiatric disorders

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
89 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Rimonabant

    Rimonabant 20 mg once daily.

    Drug: Rimonabant

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo (for Rimonabant) once daily.

    Drug: Placebo (for Rimonabant)

Interventions

  • DrugRimonabant

    Tablet, oral administration

    Also known as: SR141716, Acomplia

  • DrugPlacebo (for Rimonabant)

    Tablet, oral administration

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean change per year in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [NAFLD] Activity Score (NAS)

    Time frame: Baseline to 18 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in hepatic fibrosis score

    Time frame: Baseline to 18 months

  2. Change from baseline in serum hyaluronate and hepatic transaminases (AST/ALT)

    Time frame: Baseline to 18 months

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Study locations

24 sites
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, United States
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Cove, New South Wales, Australia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Diegem, Belgium
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Santiago, Chile
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Shangai, China
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Zagreb, Croatia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Paris, France
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Berlin, Germany
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Budapest, Hungary
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Milan, Italy
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Mexico, Mexico
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Makati City, Philippines
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Warszawa, Poland
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Porto Salvo, Portugal
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Bucuresti, Romania
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 18, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00577148
Lead sponsor
Sanofi
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 19, 2007
Start date
Feb 2008
Primary completion
Feb 2009
Completion
Feb 2009
Last update
May 18, 2016

Study contacts

ICD CSD
study director · Sanofi

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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