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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/05/053326 [Registered on: 31/05/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Saroglitazar 4 mg in patients with NAFLD with comorbidities 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase 4, non-randomized, multicentre, open-label, single-arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Saroglitazar 4 mg in patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with comorbidities (either obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia or metabolic syndrome) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
SARO.21.003,Version 5 dated 12 November 2022  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Dr. Bhargav Darji 
Designation  Sr.Manager 
Affiliation  Zydus Lifesciences Limited  
Address  Zydus Research Centre, Survey No. 396/403, Sarkhej-Bavla National Highway No.8A Moraiya,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382213
India 
Phone  02717-665555   
Fax    
Email  Bhargav.R.Darji@ZydusLife.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Kevinkumar Kansagra 
Designation  Sr.General Manager 
Affiliation  Zydus Lifesciences Limited  
Address  Zydus Research Centre, Survey No. 396/403, Sarkhej-Bavla National Highway No.8A Moraiya,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382213
India 
Phone  02717-665555   
Fax    
Email  kevinkumarkansagra@zyduslife.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Kevinkumar Kansagra 
Designation  Sr.General Manager 
Affiliation  Zydus Lifesciences Limited  
Address  Zydus Corporate Park, Scheme No. 63, Survey no. 536, Khoraj (Gandhinagar), Nr. Vaishnodevi Circle, S.G. Highway,

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
382481
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  kevinkumarkansagra@zyduslife.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Zydus Lifesciences Limited (formerly Cadila Healthcare Limited), Zydus Corporate Park, Scheme No. 63, Survey No. 536, Khoraj (Gandhinagar), Nr. Vaishnodevi Circle, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Zydus Lifesciences Limited (formerly Cadila Healthcare Limited) 
Address  Zydus Corporate Park, Scheme No. 63, Survey No. 536, Khoraj (Gandhinagar), Nr. Vaishnodevi Circle, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 38  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr B Ramesh Kumar  Osmania General Hospital  " Department of Gastroenterology, Liver care Unit, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500012, India "
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9949043290

bhashyakarla_rk@gmail.com 
Dr A Kavitha   "Government General Hospital, GMC/GGH, Guntur"  "Department of Gastroentrology Room no- 220, 2nd Floor GMCANA Bulding Guntur- 522001, Andhra pradesh "
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9399977555

jananigastro@ymail.com 
Dr Manas Kumar Panigrahi  AIIMS  Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Patrapada, Dumduma, Odisha, India - 751019
Khordha
ORISSA 
9438884267

manaskumarpanigrahi@gmail.com 
Dr Daksh Khurana  Alchemist Hospital  Alchemist Hospital Sector-21, Panchkula
Panchkula
HARYANA 
9780324460

dakshkhurana@yahoo.com 
Dr Vatsal Mehta   Alfa Gastro and Liver Care  "2nd floor, dream square complex, Opp. Ramdev peerji Maharaj Mandir, Nr nirnay Nagar underbridge, Akhbar Nagar, Ahmedabad-380081 Gujarat, India"
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
8424076444

drvatsalmehta.research@gmail.com 
Dr Arun Valsan  Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre  Department of Hepatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Ponekkara P.O, Kochi-682041
Ernakulam
KERALA 
8411051156

arunvalsan@aims.amrita.edu 
Dr Pawan Rawal  Artemis Hospital   " Sector 51, Gurugram, Haryana 122001"
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
9560925045

pawan.rawal@artemishospitals.com 
Dr Bimal kumar Sahu  Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana 122001  Sector 51, Gurugram, Haryana 122001
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
9958127687

bimal.sahu@artemishospitals.com 
Dr Parshottam G Koradia  BAPS Pramukh Swami Hospital  "BAPS Pramukh Swami Hospital, Shri Swami Maharaj Marg, Adajan Char Rasta Surat - 395009 "
Surat
GUJARAT 
91-9825312027

purushottam_koradia@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Adarsh C K  BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital  No. 67, Uttarahalli Main Road Kengeri, Bengaluru-560060
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9844136480

DRADHARSH@GMAIL.COM 
Dr Manav Wadhawan  BLK Hospital   Pusa Rd, Radha Soami Satsang, Rajendra Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110005
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9818677890

manavwadhawan@gmail.com 
Dr Sandeep Julka  CARE CHL – Hospitals (Unit of Convenient Hospital Ltd.  Near L.I.G. Square, A.B. Road, Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
Indore
MADHYA PRADESH 
9977999687
731-4245625
sandeep_Julka@yahoo.com 
Dr Omesh Goyal   Dayanand Medical College & Hospital  "Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab-141001"
Ludhiana
PUNJAB 
9914821155

drgoyal1502@gmail.com 
Dr Kiran Pal Singh  Fortis Hospital  Sector 62, Phase - Viii, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160062
Rupnagar
PUNJAB 
9815311711

drkp1292@gmail.com 
Dr Ravindra Gaadhe  Gastroplus Digestive Disease Centre  D Block, 3rd Floor, Galaxy Bazar, Sunrise Park Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, 380054
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
919276558517

ravindragaadhe@gmail.com 
Dr Shanid A  Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram  Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Superspeciality block, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, Kerala, India
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
9447106999

drshanid@gmail.com 
Dr Souveek Mitra   Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences  Sitala East, Sonarpur, Kolkata- 700150
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9903890342

souveek84@gmail.com 
Dr Rakhi Maiwall  Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences  D1, Vasant Kunj Road, Ghitorni, New Delhi, Delhi-110070.
New Delhi
DELHI 
8750343085

rakhi_2011@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Rajib Sarkar  Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER&R) and SSKM Hospita  " 244, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata- 700020"
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9477371103

dr.rajibsarkar2023@gmail.com 
Dr Samir Patil   KIMS Kingsway Hospital   44, Parwan Bhavan, Kingsway, Nagpur- 440001
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
8928686680

samirspatil@gmail.com 
Dr G Mohan Reddy   Kurnool Medical College/ Government Genral Hospital  Department of Gastroentrology, O.P. No. 26, Bhudhawara Peta, Kurnool-518002, Andhra pradesh
Kurnool
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9550563828

drmohangreddy@gmail.com 
Dr Vivek Bhatia   Maharaja Agrasen Hospital  "West Punjabi Bagh New Delhi- 11026 "
New Delhi
DELHI 
9811028897

drvivekbhatia@yahoo.com 
Dr Giridhar Reddy B  Malla Reddy Narayana Multispecialty Hospital  Suraram X- Roads, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad 500055, Telangana
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
8867255814

giridhar.194@gmail.com 
Dr Abhai Verma  Medanta Hospital  "Sector -A, Pocket 1, Amar shaheed Path Sushant Golf City, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226030"
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
91-9839600727

abhai.verma@medanta.org 
Dr Neeraj Saraf  Medanta- The Medicity  Sector- 38, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
9899077795

neerajsaraf@hotmail.com 
Dr Pradeepta Kumar Sethy  Medica Superspecialty Hospital  127, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata West Bengal 700099
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9831381833

drsethy@rediffmail.com 
Dr Mahesh Mangulkar  Medinova Shatabdi Super Speciality Hospital  " Suyojit City Centre, Opp. Mahamarg Bus Stand, Mumbai Naka, Nashik- 422005, Maharashtra, India "
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
8087537224

drmaheshmangulkar22@gmail.com 
Dr Chirag Shah  Mission Gastro Hospital  603, Golden Icon, opp. Medilink Hospital, Between Shivranjani- Shyamal Cross road, 132 feet ring road, Satellite, Ahmedabad -380015
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7567159591

drchirag2606@gmail.com 
Dr Nitin Shanker Behl  Neurociti Hospital  B- XX/2034, Near Hotel ONN, Gobind Nagar, Ludhiana- 141001
Ludhiana
PUNJAB 
8427000080

drnitinbehl@gmail.com 
Dr Sandip Pal  NH- Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of cardiac sciences  "Premises No 1489, (124) Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass, Kolkata-700099 West Bengal, India "
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9434083567

drsandippal@gmail.com 
Dr Mukesh Kalla   S R Kalla Memorial Gastro and Genral Hospital  78-79, Dhuleshwar Garden, Behind HSBC Bank, Sardar Patel Marg, C- Scheme, Jaipur, 302001, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9829050622

drmkalla@rediffmail.com 
Dr Uday Phadke   Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital   30- C Karve Road, Erandwane, Pune- 411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9322025180

uday@drudayphadke.com 
Dr Hemant Kumar Gupta   Samvedna Hospital  "827 /88G, New Colony, Ravidrapuri, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India "
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415336365

hemantg26@yahoo.com 
Dr Soham Doshi   Shree Siddhivinayak Maternity & Nursing Home  Unity Campus, Opp KIHM College, Gangapu Road, Nashik, Maharashtra 422002
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9004680924

drsohamdoshi2022@gmail.com 
Dr Naresh Bansal  Sir Gangaram Hospital  Sir Gangaram Hospital Marg, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi- 110060
New Delhi
DELHI 
9312224688

drnbansal@ymail.com 
Dr Amit Gupte  Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital And Research Center  Prarthana Samaj, Raja Rammohan Roy Rd, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India-400004.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9930758384

amit.gupte@rfhospital.org 
Dr Shubham Jain   TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital  " Dr. A L Nair Road Mumbai, Central Mumbai- 400008, Maharashtra"
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
7710915754

drshubhamjazz@gmail.com 
Dr B Ravishankar   Yashoda Hospitals  Behind Hari Hara Kala Bhawan, SP Road, Secundrabad- 500003, Telangana, India
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9391075600

b_ravishankar@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 38  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
"Alchemist Ethics committee Alchemist Hospitals Limited Sector-21, Panchkula Haryana - 134112 India"   Approved 
"Artemis Health Sciences Institutional Ethics Committee 2nd Floor, B- Wing (ICU), Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram, Haryana 122001"   Approved 
"BAPS Pramukh Swami Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee Shri Swami Maharaj Marg, Adajan Char Rasta Surat - 395009 "   Approved 
"Clinical Research Ethics Committee Medica Superspecialty Hospital ,127, Mukundapur E. M. Bypass Kolkata (India) - 700099 India"   Approved 
"Drug Trial Ethics Committee Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Tagore Nagar Civil Lines Ludhiana Punjab - 141001 India "   Approved 
"ETHICS COMMITTEE GMC and GGH Guntur Medical College Kannavari Thota Main Road Guntur Guntur Andhra Pradesh - 522004 India"   Approved 
"Gastroplus Ethics Committee D Block, 3rd Floor, Galaxy Bazar, Sunrise Park Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, 380054 "   Approved 
"Human Research Ethics Committee, IILDS Indian Institute Of Liver And Digestive Sciences Sitala East, Malipukuria Jagadishpur Sonarpur South 24 Parganas West Bengal - 700150 India"   Approved 
"IEC Fortis Hospital Mohali Sector - 62 Phase VIII Mohali SAS Nagar Punjab - 160062 India"   Approved 
"IEC, Shashvat Surgicare Hospital Shashvat Surgicare Hospital Plot No. 3, 4, 4th Floor Room No. 401, Shyam Residency, Kudasan Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382421 India"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee AARCE, BLK Hospital, Puse Road Delhi - 110 005"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee BGS Global Hospitals BGS Health and Education City 67, Uttarahalli Main Road Kengeri Bengaluru (Bangalore) Urban Karnataka - 560060 India"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee Deep Hospital Deep Hospital Deep Hospital 481, Model Town Ludhiana, Punjab - 141002 India "   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences D-1 Vasant Kunj New Delhi South Delhi Delhi - 110070 India"   Approved 
"INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE Kurnool Medical College/Government General Hospital Budhawarpet, Kurnool Andhra Pradesh - 518002 India"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee Medanta Lucknow Sector -A, Pocket 1, Amar shaheed Path Sushant Golf City, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226030"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee Osmania Medical College,Koti, Hyderabad,Telangana-500095 "   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee TNMC NAIR HOSPITAL Topiwala National Medical College Nair Hospital Dr A L Nair Road Mumbai Central Mumbai City Maharashtra - 400008 India"   Approved 
"Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BBSR AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Patrapada, Dumduma, Odisha, India – 751019"   Approved 
"KINGSWAY HOSPITALS ETHICS COMMITTEE KINGSWAY HOSPITALS 44, Parwana Bhawan Kingsway Nagpur Nagpur Maharashtra - 440001 India"   Approved 
"Leelavati Ethics Committee Leelavati Care Hospital Near Big Bazar College Road Nashik Maharashtra - 422005 India "   Approved 
"Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi West Punjabi Bagh West Punjabi Bagh New Delhi West Delhi – 110026, India "   Approved 
"Medanta Institutional Ethics Committee Medanta- The Medicity Sector- 38, Gurugram, Haryana- 122001"   Approved 
"NHRTIICS Ethics Committee NHRTIICS 124, Mukundapur, E. M. Bypass Kolkata West Bengal - 700099 India"   Approved 
"Sahyadri Hospitals Ltd. Ethics committee Sahyadri Clinical Research & Development Center (A Unit of Sahyadri Hospitals Ltd.), 33/34B, Makarand Bhave Path, Karve Road, Pune- 411004, Maharashtra, India"   Approved 
"Samvedna Hospital Ethics Committee Samvedna Hospital B-22/88 G New Ravindra Puri Colony Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh - 221005 India"   Approved 
"Shree Siddhivinayak Hospital Ethicss Committee Unity Campus, Opp KIHM College, Gangapu Road, Nashik, Maharashtra 422002"   Approved 
"Shrey Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee Shrey Hospital Private Limited 270/B/5 Near AMCO Bank, Stadium Circle Navrangpura Ahmedabad Gujarat - 380009 India"   Approved 
"Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ethics Committee, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Sir Gangaram Hospital Marg, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi- 110060"   Approved 
"Yashoda Academy of Medical Education and Research Yashoda Hospitals Behind Hari Hara kala Bhawan SP Road Secunderabad, Hyderabad Telangana - 500003 India "   Approved 
Artemis Health sciences Institutional Ethics committee, 2nd Floor, B-wing (ICU), Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram, Haryana 122001   Approved 
Human Ethics Committee Government Medical College, Medical College P O, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, Kerala, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital And Research Center, Prarthana Samaj, Raja Rammohan Roy Rd, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India-400004.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre.Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Ponekkara P.O, Kochi-682041  Approved 
Integrity Ethics Committee, CHL-Hospitals CHL-Hospitals, Convenient Hospitals Ltd., Near L. I. G. Square A. B. Road Indore Madhya Pradesh - 452008 India   Approved 
IPGMEandR Research Oversight Committee IPGME&R SSKM hospital 244 Acharya J. C. Bose Road – Kolkata West Bengal - 700020 India   Approved 
Malla Reddy Medical College for Women Institutional Ethics Committee,Suraram X-Roads, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad-500055  Approved 
SR Kalla Memorial Ethics Committee for Human Research   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
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:- 4 mg tablets. Route:-Oral Frequency :once daily Duration:364 days/52 weeks of treatment period 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Male and female patients aged ≥18 years
2. Patients who have been prescribed Saroglitazar for NAFLD will be included in this Phase 4 study (patients who use Saroglitazar for the first time)
3. Patients able to and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study protocol
4. Patients with a prior documented diagnosis of NAFLD based on the AASLD criteria (Refer Appendix III for diagnostic criteria). NAFLD is defined either by previous histology or clinical imaging in individuals who consume little or no alcohol and do not have a cause for secondary hepatic steatosis or another cause of chronic liver disease. In addition, patients must have one of the following criteria to indicate ongoing NAFLD at screening:
a. Liver stiffness through transient elastography, an LSM ≥8 kPa
OR
b. Serum ALT ≥45 U/L 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Consumption of alcohol for at least 90 consecutive days in last one year: >2 units of alcohol per day (>14 units per week) for males and >1 unit of alcohol per day (>7 units per week) for females.
2.History of other chronic liver disease (Viral hepatitis B or C, autoimmune hepatitis, cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases) and haemochromatosis.
3.Patient has known documented cirrhosis, either based on clinical criteria or liver histology or imaging.
4.Contraindications to Saroglitazar or any disease conditions affecting the ability to evaluate the effects of Saroglitazar.
5.History or other evidences of severe illness or any other conditions that would make patient, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study.
6.Any previous history of ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, oesophageal varices or admission/emergency department visit for hepatic decompensation.
7. Women of child bearing potential: inability or unwillingness to practice contraception for the duration of the study.
8. Pregnant or breast feeding females. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in liver stiffness measurement performed by transient elastography and Frequency and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and treatment-emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs)  Baseline to Week 52 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in serum ALT value   Baseline to Week 24 and Week 52 
Change in serum AST   Baseline to Week 24 and Week 52 
Change in serum ALP value   Baseline to Week 24 and Week 52 
Change in TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and non HDL-C levels  Baseline to Week 24 and Week 52 
Change in body weight and BMI  Baseline to Week 24 and Week 52 
To evaluate the safety of Saroglitazar 4 mg once daily in the study population  Baseline to Week 52 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1500"
Sample Size from India="1500" 
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)   03/07/2023 
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="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This study is a phase 4, non-randomised, multicentre, open-label study.    The study will be conducted at multiple study centres across India.  The study is planned to enroll approximately 1500 patients. This is Open-label Treatment Phase (364 days/52 weeks) study.

 
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