Can cholesterol drug or milk thistle tame sepsis?
NCT ID NCT07572552
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two drugs—fenofibrate (a cholesterol medicine) and silymarin (from milk thistle)—in 66 adults with sepsis. The goal is to see if either can reduce harmful inflammation and organ damage better than standard care alone. The trial is not yet recruiting and is in Phase 2, meaning it's still early and small.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fenofibrate and silymarin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to control inflammation and organ damage in sepsis patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 66 participants. The results may not apply to all sepsis patients, and neither drug may prove better than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult age ≥18 years old. Both male and female patients. Patients diagnosed with sepsis regardless of its etiology, according to the definitions of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Exclusion Criteria: * Late septic shock at presentation with multiple organ failure. Serious gastrointestinal disease. Preexisting end-stage liver disease. Preexisting end-stage renal disease. Pregnant and breastfeeding women. History of allergy or intolerance to fenofibrate or silymarin. Patients with malignancies. Uncontrolled hemorrhage. Patients on immunosuppressant or biological therapies.
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Conditions
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