Can a single pill tackle both fatty liver and diabetes?
NCT ID NCT05623189
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an experimental oral drug called HTD1801 in adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a serious liver condition, along with liver fibrosis and type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Participants receive either HTD1801 or a placebo to see if the drug can improve liver health, such as reducing liver fat and inflammation without worsening scarring. The study aims to find out whether this treatment could offer a new option for managing both liver and metabolic problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HTD1801, an experimental oral drug taken as capsules
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment that slows or reverses liver damage in people with NASH and diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial, so the drug may not work as hoped or could cause side effects. Results need confirmation in larger studies.
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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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218 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 75 years
- 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.
Key Inclusion criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) upon central read of a liver biopsy obtained no more than 6 months before Day 0. * Histologic evidence of fibrosis stage 2 or stage 3 as defined by the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) clinical research network (CRN) scoring of fibrosis. * Clinically documented diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus for at least 6 months prior to screening or prediabetes at screening. * BMI \>25 kilograms/meters squared (\>23 kilograms/meters squared if Asian). Key Exclusion criteria: * Fibrosis stage 4. * History of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence. * Liver disease unrelated to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. * History of significant cardiovascular disease. * History of type 1 diabetes. * Inability or unwillingness to undergo 2 planned liver biopsies OR 1 planned biopsy if historical liver biopsy was used to confirm eligibility at entry.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adobe Clinical Research LLC
Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States
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Aizona Liver Health
Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States
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Arizona Liver Health - Glendae
Peoria, Arizona, 85381, United States
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California Liver Institute
Pasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Catalina Research Institute
Montclair, California, 91763, United States
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Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, Hong Kong
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ClinCloud LLC Maitland
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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ClinCloud LLC Melbourn
Viera, Florida, 32940, United States
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ClinSearch LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, United States
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Clinical Pharmacology of Miami, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33014, United States
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Clinical Research Institute of Ohio
Westlake, Ohio, 44145, United States
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Clinnova Research Solutions
Garden Grove, California, 92845, United States
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Conquest Research
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Covenant Metabolic Specialists - Fort Meyers
Fort Myers, Florida, 33912, United States
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Covenant Metabolic Specialists - Sarasota
Sarasota, Florida, 34240, United States
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EPIC Medical Research
DeSoto, Texas, 75154, United States
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Evolution Clinical Trials, Inc.
Hialeah Gardens, Florida, 33016, United States
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Excel Medical Clinical Trials, LLC
Boca Raton, Florida, 33434, United States
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FDI Clinical Research
San Juan, Munoz Rivera San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
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Floridain Clinical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Impact Research Institute
Waco, Texas, 76710, United States
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Inland Empire Liver Foundation
Rialto, California, 92377, United States
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Jubilee Clinical Research, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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Liver Institute NW
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Louisvill Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center (L-MARC)
Louisville, Kentucky, 40213, United States
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Lucas Research - Diabetes and Endocrinology
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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Manassas Clinical Research Center
Manassas, Virginia, 20110, United States
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Metabolic Research Institute, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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Palmetto Clinical Research
Summerville, South Carolina, 29485, United States
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Panax Clinical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research
Austin, Texas, 78757, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Pinnacle Research, Georgetown TX
Georgetown, Texas, 78229, United States
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Premier Research
Clarksville, Tennessee, 37043, United States
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Quality Research, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, 78209, United States
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San Fernando Valley Health Institute
Canoga Park, California, 91302, United States
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South Texas Research Institute
Brownsville, Texas, 78539, United States
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Sun Research Institute
San Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States
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Tampa Bay Medical Research, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida, 33761, United States
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Tandem Clinical Research
Marrero, Louisiana, 70072, United States
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Tandem Clinical Research GI - New York
New York, New York, 10033, United States
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Texas Clinical Research Institute
Arlington, Texas, 76012, United States
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The Institute for Liver Health (Arizona Liver Health)
Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States
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Theia Clinical Research LLC
Temple Terrace, Florida, 34211, United States
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