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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080230 [Registered on: 10/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To find out how well Saroglitazar helps improve fatty liver disease and manage related problems like high cholesterol, blood sugar, and weight in people with metabolic syndrome. 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of efficacy and safety of Saroglitazar in the management of Non-alchoholic fatty liver in patients with Metabolic Syndrome-A Prospective Interventional Study 
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 S Sarumathy MPharm PhD 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  SRM, College of Pharmacy, SRMIST 
Address  Room no 4, J block, 4th floor, Department of pharmacy practice, SRM medical college hospital and research centre .

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  7010530419  
Fax    
Email  sarumats@srmist.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Nanda Kumar MBBS MD 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  SRM, Medical college ,SRMIST 
Address  Room no 7,H block ,Department of General medicine,SRM hospital and research centre,SRM institute of science and technology, kattankulathur, chengalpattu district, 603203

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  8939824713  
Fax    
Email  nandy.ramachandran@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr T M Vijaykumar 
Designation  Professor and head 
Affiliation  SRM, College of Pharmacy, SRMIST 
Address  Room no 2, J block , 4th floor, department of pharmacy practice, SRM Medical college hospital and research centre.

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  9003400350  
Fax    
Email  vijaypractice@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER , GENERAL MEDICINE OUTPATIENT , POTHERI, CHENGALPATTU -603203 TAMIL NADU, INDIA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NIL 
Address  NIL 
Type of Sponsor  Other [NIL] 
 
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 
HUBERT IGNO CASTUS  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   Room no 3, J block , 4th floor, department of pharmacy practice, SRM Medical college hospital and research centre,
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
6380873395

hubertcastus@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K760||Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
Intervention  SAROGLITAZAR   DOSE- 4MG (TABLET) FREQUENCY- OD DURATION- 45 DAYS  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  19.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients of both gender and aged above 18 to 75 years.
2. A diagnosis of NAFLD established by fibro scan.
Body mass index more than 25 kg per meter square
Stable body weight change less than plus or minus 10 percentage of body weight for 3 months before the study.
3. Central obesity: Waist circumference 90 cm or greater in men or 80 cm or greater in women
Elevated fasting plasma glucose: fasting plasma glucose of 100 mg per dL or greater or HBA1c greater than 6.5 percentage
4. Patients with Elevated triglycerides serum triglycerides 150 mg per dL or greater or Reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol serum HDL-c less than 40 mg per in men or less than 50 mg per dL in women; or Elevated blood pressure systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or greater or diastolic blood pressure of 85 mmHg or greater are included.
5. Patients who are able and willing to provide informed consent. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Metabolic syndrome patients with HbA1c greater than 9 percent and or use of thiazolidinediones like pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, CYP2C8 inhibitors , fibrates like clofibrate, fenofibrate.
2. Patients having vitamin E greater than 100 IU per day administration, or multivitamins containing greater than 100 IU per day of vitamin E in the 3 months prior to the screening visit.
3. Patients with known cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases like coronary heart disease, stroke, or revascularization and malignant tumours.
4. Patients having other chronic liver disease and established diagnosis of cirrhosis .
5. Patient with acute or chronic viral infection within the previous 4 weeks.
6. Alcohol abuse of weekly consumption of alcohol is more than 70 g in women or 140 g in men. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the Efficacy of SAROGLITAZOR in controlling fatty liver progression and rapid recovery from symptoms.
The change in CAP SCORE from GRADE 1 (5 - 33 percentage) to normal (less than 5 percentage)
 
DAY 1 ( BASELINE VALUE)
DAY 45  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the metabolic syndrome severity score saroglitazar 4mg before and after administration.
To check body weight, waist hip ratio, blood pressure, glycemic control
To find out, incidence of adverse events during the study period
 
DAY 1 ( BASELINE VALUE)
DAY 45 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="85"
Sample Size from India="85" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   17/02/2025 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
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