Exploring Promising Therapies for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A ClinicalTrials.gov Analysis

Omar E Hegazi,1,2 Samer O Alalalmeh,1,2 Moyad Shahwan,1,2 Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun,3,4 Mansour M Alourfi,5,6 Ghfran Abdulrahman Bokhari,6 Abdullah Alkhattabi,6 Saeed Alsharif,7 Mohannad Abdulrahman Aljehani,8 Abdulmalik Mohammed Alsabban,9 Mohammad Almtrafi,9 Ysear Abdulaziz Zakri,9 Abdullah AlMahmoud,10 Khalid Mohammed Alghamdi,10 Ahmed M Ashour,11 Nasser M Alorfi11 1Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; 2Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; 3Health and Safety Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 4School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia; 5Internal medicine Department, King Faisal Medical City for Southern Region, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of gastroenterology, East Jeddah hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 7Gastroenterology Department, Armed force Hospital of southern region, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia; 8Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 9Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 10Gastroenterology Section, Internal Medicine Department, King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 11Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Nasser M Alorfi, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Email Nmorfiuqu.edu.saBackground: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common disease and has been increasing in recent years. To date, no FDA-approved drug specifically targets NAFLD.Methods: The terms “Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease” and “NAFLD” were used in a search of ClinicalTrials.gov on August 24, 2023. Two evaluators independently examined the trials using predetermined eligibility criteria. Studies had to be interventional, NAFLD focused, in Phase IV, and completed to be eligible for this review.Results: The ClinicalTrials.gov database was searched for trials examining pharmacotherapeutics in NAFLD. The search revealed 1364 trials, with 31 meeting the inclusion criteria. Out of these, 19 were finalized for evaluation. The dominant intervention model was Parallel. The most prevalent studies were in Korea (26.3%) and China (21.1%). The most common intervention was metformin (12.1%), with others like Exenatide and Pioglitazone accounting for 9.1%.Conclusion: Therapeutics used to manage NAFLD are limited. However, various medications offer potential benefits. Further investigations are definitely warranted.Keywords: NAFLD, hepatology, clinical trials, therapeutics, metabolic disorder.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity - (2024), Seite 545-561

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hegazi OE [VerfasserIn]
Alalalmeh SO [VerfasserIn]
Shahwan M [VerfasserIn]
Jairoun AA [VerfasserIn]
Alourfi MM [VerfasserIn]
Bokhari GA [VerfasserIn]
Alkhattabi A [VerfasserIn]
Alsharif S [VerfasserIn]
Aljehani MA [VerfasserIn]
Alsabban AM [VerfasserIn]
Almtrafi M [VerfasserIn]
Zakri YA [VerfasserIn]
AlMahmoud A [VerfasserIn]
Alghamdi KM [VerfasserIn]
Ashour AM [VerfasserIn]
Alorfi NM [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical trials
Hepatology
Metabolic disorder
Nafld
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Therapeutics

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