Pioglitazone versus vitamin E versus placebo for the treatment of non-diabetic patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: PIVENS trial design.

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Published in Contemp Clin Trials on September 10, 2008

Authors

Naga P Chalasani1, Arun J Sanyal, Kris V Kowdley, Patricia R Robuck, Jay Hoofnagle, David E Kleiner, Aynur Unalp, James Tonascia, NASH CRN Research Group

Author Affiliations

1: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Associated clinical trials:

Pioglitazone vs Vitamin E vs Placebo for Treatment of Non-Diabetic Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (PIVENS) (PIVENS) | NCT00063622

Efficacy and Safety of Berberine in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (EASYBEinNASH) | NCT03198572

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