Safety and Efficacy of Ketogenic Diet for Promoting Weight Loss in Obese Individuals With Compensated...
NASH - Nonalcoholic SteatohepatitisCirrhosis1 moreThis is an open-label, randomized study comparing a monitored ketogenic diet intervention using standard ketogenic diet (SKD) and standard of care (SOC) dietary recommendations for 16 weeks. Subjects enrolled in the standard of care group will receive a voucher to Weight Watchers after study completion.
Effect of Postprandial Insulin Administration of Faster-acting Insulin Analogue Versus Pre-prandial...
Cystic Fibrosis-related DiabetesCystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) is a major factor of morbidity and mortality at all disease stages. Insulin deficiency has serious clinical consequences by increasing malnutrition, since protein and lipid catabolism is accelerated in chronic infections. Traditionally, insulin is injected before a meal. Yet, in these patients with highly varied and often staggered nutritional intakes, insulin injection can result in an increased risk of postprandial hypoglycaemia, all the more so as CF patients exhibit decreased glucagon secretion. Recent progress in the development of new insulins mimicking the physiological secretion more closely has led to ultra-fast insulins (fast aspart), allowing for postprandial hyperglycaemia to be better controlled. In Type 1 diabetics treated with basal-bolus, faster-acting aspart insulin injected after a meal enabled metabolic control comparable to injection of aspart insulin prior to the meal. Fast apart insulin is of particular interest with regard to CFRD, wherein postprandial hyperglycaemia occurs early. In CFRD, these insulins are likewise advantageous in that they can be injected after the meal, thus permitting more flexibility in patients with highly varied diets. Moreover, the insulin dose can be adapted depending on dietary intake, thus preventing hypoglycaemia secondary to highly-varied carbohydrate intakes. Due to its flexibility, this insulin therapy is likely to be better accepted by patients with cystic fibrosis.
Study of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis...
Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInterstitial Lung DiseaseStudy RIN-PF-301 is designed to evaluate the superiority of inhaled treprostinil against placebo for the change in absolute forced vital capacity (FVC) from baseline to Week 52.
Randomized, Double-blind Study of Efficacy and Safety of Bexotegrast (PLN-74809) for Idiopathic...
Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisA randomized, double-blind, dose-ranging, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bexotegrast (PLN-74809) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BEACON-IPF).
A Study to Evaluate AZD2693 in Participants Who Are Carriers of the PNPLA3 148M Risk Allele With...
Nonalcoholic SteatohepatitisA Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AZD2693 given by subcutaneous injection in adult participants with non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis and who are carriers of the PNPLA3 148M Risk Allele
Polidocanol Foam in Hemorrhoidal Disease in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
HemorrhoidsLiver CirrhosisHemorrhoidal disease (HD) is a common health problem, affecting up to 38,9% of adult population. HD is also a common finding in up to 36% of cirrhotic patients, as hemorrhoidal plexus is a possible site of portosystemic venous anastomosis. Cirrhotic patients represent a group often neglected in clinical trials so, little is known about the optimal treatment for HD these patients. The objective of this study is to prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment of grade I, II and III internal HD with polidocanol foam in cirrhotic patients.
Study to Assess Amphotericin B Cystetic for Inhalation (ABCI) Doses in Healthy Volunteers & People...
Cystic FibrosisThis is a 3-part, single-ascending dose Phase 1a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers (Part A) and multiple-ascending dose Phase 1a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers (Part B), and a Phase 1b open-label study in subjects with CF (Part C) to assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary efficacy of ABCI. Subjects will be evaluated for eligibility during Screening within 30 days prior to Day 1 (Randomization; Visit 3). In Parts A and B, eligible healthy volunteers may be enrolled in the study and randomly allocated to treatment with ABCI or placebo as described below. In Part C, eligible subjects with CF may be enrolled in the study and receive treatment with ABCI as described below. Approximately 72 healthy subjects total will be randomized to 9 cohorts (48 subjects in 6 cohorts in Part A, 24 subjects in 3 cohorts in Part B) and up to 12 subjects with CF will receive the medium dose (2 sentinel subjects) or high dose (up to 10 subjects) of ABCI in Part C.
A Phase I Pharmacokinetic Study of TVB-2640 (Denifanstat) in Subjects With Mild, Moderate, or Severe...
Non-alcoholic SteatohepatitisHepatic Impairment1 moreThe goal of this phase 1 study is to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability following multiple oral doses of TVB-2640 in subjects with mild, moderate, or severe hepatic impairment compared to healthy subjects with normal hepatic function.
Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells-derived Exosomes in Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Decompensated Liver CirrhosisDecompensated liver cirrhosis (LC), a life-threatening complication of chronic liver disease, is one of the major indications for liver transplantation. Recently, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transfusion has been shown to lead to the regression of liver fibrosis in mice and humans. However, little is known about MSC-exosome therapy. We will evaluate the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem Cell-Exosomes as an alternative to cell therapy in Cirrhotic patients. This study examined the safety and efficacy of umbilical cord-derived MSC-exosomes in patients with decompensated LC.
Inhaled Mannitol on Mucociliary Clearance in Moderate to Severe Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic FibrosisThis study will provide important mechanistic information regarding the effect of inhaled mannitol (Bronchitol) in people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) with moderate to severe disease who are already using elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (E/T/I). Many patients have already discontinued hypertonic saline and other pulmonary therapies because of the profound effect of E/T/I of their symptoms and lung function. Further, because both inhaled osmotic agents (i.e., Bronchitol, hypertonic saline [HS]) and E/T/I are believed to exert their beneficial effects through improvements in mucociliary clearance (MCC), it is unknown if the combination of these therapies might be additive or are redundant in a population with moderate to severe disease where bronchiectasis and chronic infection persists, and where eventual decline in lung function is expected over time. This study, therefore, will be the first to determine whether "add on" therapy with inhaled mannitol is able to further accelerate MCC in E/T/I patients. These data would provide some guidance regarding the use of these approved therapies in PwCF.