Status:

UNKNOWN

A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Bezafibrate in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Conditions:

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Up to 40% of patients with PBC have an inadequate response to standard treatment with Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA), those patients represent the group in need for additional therapies, having increased...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • PBC diagnosis (consistent with American Association for the Study of Liver Disease \[AASLD\]:
  • History of elevated alkaline phosphatase levels.
  • Anti-mitochondrial antibodies positivity
  • Histopathologic evidence of nonsuppurative cholangitis and destruction of small or medium- sized bile ducts.
  • Use of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for at least 12 months at enrollment at a therapeutic dose (13 to 15 mg per Kg per day).
  • Evidence of a suboptimal biochemical response to UDCA, defined by the presence of one of the Paris II criteria.
  • Written informed consent.
  • Age ≥ 18 years.

Exclusion

  • Hepatic decompensation (ascitis, variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy).
  • Coexistence autoimmune hepatitis.
  • Bilirrubin \>3mg/dl.
  • For females, pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • History or presence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 2 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04751188

Start Date

October 2 2020

End Date

July 1 2021

Last Update

February 12 2021

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Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social

Puebla City, Mexico, 72000