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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/09/074413 [Registered on: 26/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 09/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Assessment of Oral Ademetionine in Indian Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease 
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Pilot Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Oral Ademetionine In Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) In Indian Scenario (ADEM-D22-0319) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Ashish Kumar 
Designation  Senior Consultant 
Affiliation  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital 
Address  Room No 1192 Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Rajinder Nagar,

New Delhi
DELHI
110060
India 
Phone  7982907178  
Fax    
Email  ashishk10@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ashish Kumar 
Designation  Senior Consultant 
Affiliation  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital 
Address  Room no 1192 Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Rajinder Nagar,

New Delhi
DELHI
110060
India 
Phone  7982907178  
Fax    
Email  ashishk10@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Ashish Kumar 
Designation  Senior Consultant  
Affiliation  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital 
Address  Room No 1192 Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Rajinder Nagar,

New Delhi
DELHI
110060
India 
Phone  7982907178  
Fax    
Email  ashishk10@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Abbott India Limited Floor 16, Godrej BKC, Plot No. C Near MCA Club, Mumbai- 400 051 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Ashish Kumar 
Address  Senior Consultant Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi- 110 060. India  
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ashish Kumar  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Room No 1192 Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi- 110 060
New Delhi
DELHI 
7982907178

ashishk10@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics committee sir ganga ram hospital   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K709||Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Ademetionine 400 mg Tablet   The patients will be prescribed ademetionine oral tablets at a total daily dose of 1200 mg (400 mg tablet ─three times a day), for the period of Four (4)-weeks 
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1 Patients of either sex in the age group of 18-65 years.
2 Patients diagnosed with ALD inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic
cirrhosis as per physician’s discretion based on patients medical history and/or lab investigation
records.
3 Patient history that reliably indicates heavy alcohol use as assessed by the investigator
for a minimum of 3 months before the screening date. (Heavy alcohol consumption
[defined as greater than 40 ml per day on average in women and greater than 60 ml per day on average in men])
4 Patients with ALT level greater than 2 times Upper Normal Limits (ULN) above normal range at
the screening date.
5 Patients willing to participate in the study and sign an informed consent form. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients treated with any anticholestatic agent, Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA),
Obeticholic Acid(OCA, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) within the last 3 months
of the screening date.
2. Patients with a history of consumption of steatogenic or cholestatic in the past 3
months before the screening date, that can impact the treatment outcomes as
assessed by the investigator as per available records.
3. Patients with other causes of chronic liver disease (NAFLD, autoimmune liver diseases,
viral hepatitis (Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus), Wilson’s disease,
hemochromatosis), and metabolic syndrome.
4. Patients with a history of severe liver disease such as with Child-Pugh Class B or C and
with any end-stage liver disease.
5. Patients with a history of severe cardiac and renal disease (serum creatinine greater than 2.0
mg/dL)
6. Patients with a history of malignancy or active neoplasm
7. Patients with known genetic defects affecting the methionine cycle and/or causing
homocystinuria and/or hyperhomocysteinemia (e.g., cystathionine beta-synthase
deficiency, vitamin B12 metabolism defect) or known folate, vitamin B6 or B12
deficiency)
8. Pregnant and nursing women.
9. Women with childbearing potential not practicing a reliable method of birth control.
10. Patients with a known history of hypersensitivity to Ademetionine.
11 Suspected inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures
12 Any other medical condition(s) or any reasons that in the opinion of the investigator does not justify the patients inclusion in the study 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the effectiveness of ademetionine tablets on serum alanine
aminotransferase (ALT) levels at Day 14 of treatment as compared to baseline in
patients with alcoholic liver disease inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and
alcoholic cirrhosis. 
Day 14 and 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1 To evaluate the effectiveness of ademetionine tablets on serum ALT levels at Day 28
of treatment as compared to baseline in patients with alcoholic liver disease inclusive
of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
2 To evaluate the effectiveness of ademetionine tablets on serum aspartate
aminotransferase (AST), GGT, serum alkaline
phosphatase (ALP), serum total bilirubin (STB) and serum conjugated bilirubin (SCB)
levels at Day 14 and 28 of treatment as compared to baseline in patients with
alcoholic liver disease inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
3. To evaluate the effectiveness of ademetionine tablets on serum AST and ALT ratio at Days
14 and 28 of treatment as compared to baseline in patients with alcoholic liver
disease inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
4.  
Day 14 and 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Suspended 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

The study population will include out-patients with alcoholic liver disease inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis, visiting the Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology and Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110 060, India; and are clinically indicated for the treatment with ademetionine tablets, as per the discretion of the investigator. It is expected that approximately 50 patients will be enrolled in this pilot studyThe patients will be prescribed ademetionine oral tablets at a total daily dose of 1200 mg (400 mg tablet ─three times a day), for the period of Four (4)-weeks, to be taken with water and not with the meal, as per the discretion of the investigator. The patients will be followed up for 28 days after enrollment into the study. 

The selection of patients for the study will be totally at the discretion of the investigator. All patients diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) inclusive of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis, meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria, and ready to give informed consent for study participation, are eligible for participation in this study.

At the screening visit (Visit 1 [Day -3]), informed consent will be taken, before assessing the patient’s eligibility and entry into the study. Demographic details- age, and gender will be captured; and clinical examination, which will include a record of vitals (including blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR), respiratory rate (RR), and body temperature), physical and systemic examination, will be done. Detailed medical history (including duration of disease, present treatment regime, co-existing condition, etc.) will be taken. The data for serum laboratory investigations which will include liver function tests (LFT) (AST, ALT, ALP, AST: ALT ratio, GGT, STB, and SCB), Lipid profile tests (low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio), international normalized ratio (INR)  and serum creatinine test; and radiology investigations, if available, which may include fibroscan and ultrasonography findings, will be collated from patients medical history and/or lab-investigation records. Patients will be required to undergo serum laboratory investigations (TNF-α).

At baseline (Visit 2 [Day 0]), the patient’s eligibility and entry into the study will be evaluated based on serum laboratory and radiology investigations reports and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients fulfilling all of the inclusion and violating none of the exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be prescribed ademetionine at a total daily dose of 1200 mg orally (400 mg tablet ─ three times a day), for the period of Four (4)-weeks, to be taken with water and not with the meal.

Progress made by the patient will be reviewed on Days 14 and 28.  All patients will be followed up appropriately so the results of altering the independent variable (intervention) may be analyzed. Every effort will be made to contact patients who were lost to follow-up and reengage them in the study. 
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