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Clinical trialNCT04250259RecruitingPhase 2Interventional

SAMe Trial for Patients With Alcoholic Cirrhosis

SponsorIndiana UniversityEnrollment196Alcoholic Cirrhosis
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Summary

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The proposed of this randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study is to assess the effect of SAMe compared to placebo in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis Child Class A and B. The primary objective of the study is to test relationship between SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) supplement on liver function. The hypothesis is that SAMe supplement will improve liver function in patients with alcoholic liver disease. The improvement in liver function will lead to the reduction in all-cause mortality in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis in those who receive SAMe supplement when compared to those receiving placebo.
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Investigators

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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Shelly Lu, MD
    Recruiting
  • Indiana University Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    Suthat Liangpunsakul, MD
    Recruiting

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

PlaceboS-adenosylmethionine
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
22 Oct 2020
Primary completion
1 Mar 2027
Completion
1 Mar 2027
Last update posted
31 Mar 2026
Registered enrollment
196
Registry id
NCT04250259
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.