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WithdrawnNCT02965911Updated Sep 17, 2021

Efficacy and Safety of Fenofibrate Combined With UDCA in PBC Patients With an Incomplete Biochemical Response to UDCA

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Fenofibrate and UDCA in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, sponsored by Beijing 302 Hospital. Withdrawn at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-17.

Sponsored by Beijing 302 Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
No participants enrolled
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a trial in a selected population of patients with PBC based on an incomplete biochemical response after 12 months of UDCA therapy.

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Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the only drug approved for the treatment of PBC. Although UDCA can improve the clinical outcomes in patients with PBC, about 40% of PBC patients show an incomplete biochemical response to this treatment, accordingly have a significantly increased risk of developing liver transplantation or death. Therefor there is a urgently needed for better therapies for these patients. The development of new treatments is therefore needed. The Fenofibrate is the candidate, there is now a substantial body of circumstantial evidence supporting that Fenofibrate is well tolerated and can improve biochemical response in PBC patients with incompleted response to UDCA. The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a trial in a selected population of patients with PBC based on an incomplete biochemical response after 12 months of UDCA therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Keywords

  • UDCA, Fenofibrate
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In context

Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary

208 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary; 44 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

Beijing 302 Hospital is the lead sponsor of 86 studies on the registry; 31 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. PBC Patient , previous treatment with UDCA 13-15 mg/kg/day for at least 1 year, showed incomplete biochemical response;
  2. Patients who showing an incomplete biochemical response to UDCA as defined by: ALP > 3ULN,AST> 2N ,total bilirubin >17 µmol/l after ≥ 12 months of UDCA at the dose of 13 - 15 mg/kg/day.

3,signed informed consent after careful review of information and study details.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Hypersensitivity to fenofibrate
  2. Administration of the following drugs at any time during the 3 months prior to screening for the study: methotrexate, colchicines, azathioprine, systemic steroids.
  3. Decompensation PBC, such as recurrent variceal hemorrhage, uncontrolled encephalopathy or refractory ascites
  4. Anticipated need for liver transplantation within one year
  5. Co-existing liver diseases such as acute or chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, choledocholithiasis, autoimmune hepatitis, biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Wilson's disease and hemochromatosis
  6. Acute or chronic renal failure
  7. Known history of cholecystitis with intact gallbladder
  8. Pregnant or nursing women
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    UDCA Standard treatment

    All subjects will reiceive UDCA at a dose of 13-15mg/kg/d by oral for 12 months, and UDCA will be maintained after 12 months.

    Drug: UDCA

  • Experimental
    Fenofibrate Combined with UDCA Treatment

    All subjects will be treated with UDCA,13-15mg/kg/d, and Fenofibrate, 200mg/d by oral for 12 month,

    Drug: Fenofibrate · Drug: UDCA

Interventions

  • DrugFenofibrate

    Fenofibrate is a drug of the fibrate class. it reduces both low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels, as well as increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and reducing triglyceride levels.

    Also known as: Antara, Fenoglide, Fibricor, Lipofen, Lofibra

  • DrugUDCA

    Ursodeoxycholic acid,the abbreviation UDCA, is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria,it is the only FDA approved drug to treat PBC.

    Also known as: Ursa,Urso, Urso Forte, Ursocol, Ursofalk,

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Serum Level of Alkaline Phosphatase(ALP) value

    To analyze the clinical efficacy of UDCA combined with UDCA at 1 year compared to baseline values.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total bilirubin(TBIL) value

    To analyze the clinical efficacy of UDCA combined with UDCA at 1 year compared to baseline values.

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Aspartate aminotransferase(AST) value

    To analyze the clinical efficacy of UDCA combined with UDCA at 1 year compared to baseline values.

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Serum Level of Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) value

    To analyze the clinical efficacy of UDCA combined with UDCA at 1 year compared to baseline values.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Beijing 302 hospital
    Beijing, 100039, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 2021, 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
NCT02965911
Lead sponsor
Beijing 302 Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2016
Start date
Jan 2016
Primary completion
Sep 8, 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 8, 2021
Last update
Sep 17, 2021

Study contacts

Zhengsheng Zou, Dr.
study director · Beijing 302 Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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