A Clinical Study of Curcuvail® in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Curcuvail® of K Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd. in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. It comprises a wide spectrum of disorders that range from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), advanced fibrosis, related cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. It comprises a wide spectrum of disorders that range from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), advanced fibrosis, related cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Currently there are no effective medications to cure NAFLD. Current treatments for NAFLD include weight reduction through lifestyle modification and exercise, insulin-sensitizing agents, lipid-lowering agents, and hepatoprotective drugs. However, the efficacy of these therapies is not satisfactory, some drugs may even induce liver toxicity. Thus, it is necessary to develop novel therapies that are effective and safe for the treatment of NAFLD.

Hence, K Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd. has formulated Curcuvail®. Objective of the current study is to compare efficacy, safety and tolerability of test formulation Curcuvail® by administering the medications in the adult patients suffering from Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and eligible to receive Curcuvail® as treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related activities being performed.
2. Able and willing to comply with the protocol, including availability for all scheduled study visits.
3. Male and Female patients aged between 18 years to 70, both inclusive.
4. Patients diagnosed with fatty liver (grades 1-3) based on liver ultrasonography.
5. Women of child bearing potential, (defined as women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using effective method of contraception during dosing of the investigational product) practicing any two acceptable methods of contraception.
6. Female patients with negative urine pregnancy test (only for female who has not completed 1 year after menopause & have not gone through hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hypersensitivity to Curcuvail or related class of drugs or to any of the excipients of the formulation.
2. Fatty liver secondary to alcohol consumption.
3. History of regular alcohol consumption exceeding 14 drinks per week for female subjects or 21 drinks per week for male subjects (1 drink - 5 ounce [150 mL] of wine or 12 ounces [360 mL] of beer or 1.5 ounces [45 mL] of hard liquor) within the previous 6 months from screening
4. Addicted Alcoholics and- or drug abusers.
5. History or presence of coronary, renal, pulmonary and thyroid disease.
6. AST and ALT more than 5 times ULN; Serum bilirubin more than ULN and Platelet Count less than 95,000 per microliter.
7. Patients using hypolipidemic medications as well as any drug known to affect hepatic function 4 weeks prior to randomization.
8. Difficulty in swallowing and retaining oral formulation.
9. Known HBs Ag positive, Anti HCV and HIV positive, hereditary defects of iron, copper and alpha- 1 antitrypsin deficient patients.
10. Hypothyroidism, obstructive sleep apnoea, total parenteral nutrition, short bowel syndrome, pancreatoduodenal resection which are secondary causes of NAFLD.
11. Patient has condition or is in a situation which, in the investigator's opinion, may have put the patient at a significant risk, may have confounded study results, or may have interfered significantly with the patient's participation in the study.
12. Participation in any other clinical study within 30 days before the first dose of Investigational Product.
13. Pregnant or Lactating women.