Last reviewed · How we verify
NCT06135584: SMART
Study on MAFLD-related Cirrhosis Prevention and Treatment Strategies
NA trial testing Pioglitazone metformin tablets in Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease in 1,000 participants. Not yet recruiting.
31 December 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 1,000 |
| Start date | 18 November 2023 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Pioglitazone metformin tablets — full drug profile →
- Other drugs — full drug profile →
- Drug-free
Conditions studied
- Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease — all drugs for Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease →
- Cirrhosis — all drugs for Cirrhosis →
Sponsor
The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease or Cirrhosis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
To establish a prospective, multicenter, biopsie-confirmed clinical cohort of MAFLD-related cirrhosis (F3-F4) in China, and analyze the clinical, histopathological features and natural outcomes of MAFLD-associated liver fibrosis/cirrhosis in China. And than to conducted a real-world study of different strategies of Chinese characteristics for the prevention and treatment of MAFLD-related cirrhosis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the strategies.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
-
Innovative Drugs First Implemented in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity and Their Effects on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)-Related Fibrosis and Cirrhosis.
Cazac-Panaite GD, Lăcătușu CM, Grigorescu ED, Foșălău AB, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40004572 · DOI 10.3390/jcm14041042 -
Future research direction of portal hypertension based on Baveno VII.
Luo X, Wang G, Yang L, Hernandez-Gea V. · · 2025 · PMID 40824526 · DOI 10.1097/cm9.0000000000003785
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT06135584
- Europe PMC full search
- ASCO Meeting Library
- ESMO Meeting Library
- bioRxiv preprints
- medRxiv preprints
- Google Scholar
Related trials
Other recruiting trials for Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease
Currently open trials in the same condition.
- NCT05974904 — Association of HsCAR with MAFLD and Liver Fibrosis: a Cross-sectional Study · recruiting
- NCT06541132 — Positive Association of US-FLI With the Severity of CAD · recruiting
Other The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
- NCT07241195 — A Community-based Prospective Cohort Study on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Older Adults: From · not yet recruiting
- NCT07399600 — Personalized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Metabolic Dysfunction and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease · NA · not yet recruiting
- NCT07233486 — A Multicenter, Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial Study of Digital Intelligence Software in Patients With MAFLD · NA · recruiting
- NCT06201572 — The Value of TOI in Evaluating Renal Function Damage in Hypertensive Emergency Patients · unknown
Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06135584 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University
- Last refreshed: 18 November 2023
Drug Landscape aggregates and links these public records for informational use only. Always verify against the primary source before clinical or regulatory decisions. Canonical URL: https://druglandscape.com/trial/NCT06135584.
Primary sources · FDA · ClinicalTrials.gov · EMA · SEC EDGAR · ChEMBL · Wikidata · full sourcing