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Obeticholic Acid (OCA) in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02177136

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Official title

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Finding, Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Obeticholic Acid in Subjects With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Brief summary

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This was a phase 2, double-blind (DB), placebo-controlled trial in participants with primary sclerosing cholangitis to evaluate the effect of obeticholic acid on liver biochemistry, in particular, serum alkaline phosphatase; and, safety. The long-term safety extension (LTSE) phase was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of long-term, open-label use of OCA in participants with PSC who had completed the DB phase of the study.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02177136
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Lead sponsor
Intercept Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Enrollment
77 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Feb 8, 2015
Primary completion
Mar 6, 2017
Completion
Mar 21, 2018
Last update posted
Jul 7, 2021

2015 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
33
U.S. states
20
U.S. cities
26
Facility City State ZIP Site status
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center Phoenix Arizona 85013
Mayo Clinic Phoenix Arizona 85054
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento California 95817
University of Colorado, Denver Aurora Colorado 80045
University of Miami Hospital Miami Florida 33136
Piedmont Atlanta Georgia Transplant Institute Atlanta Georgia 30309
Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia Marietta Georgia 30060
Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois 60612
University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637
Indiana University Health University Hospital Indianapolis Indiana 46202
University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky 40202
Tulane Medical Center New Orleans Louisiana 70112
Mercy Medical Center Baltimore Maryland 21202
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21287
Henry Ford Health System Detroit Michigan 48202
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota 55905
Southern Therapy and Advanced Research Jackson Mississippi 39216
St. Louis University Gastroenterology & Hepatology St Louis Missouri 63104
Washington University School of Medicine St Louis Missouri 63110
Weill Cornell Medical College New York New York 10021
Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York 10029
University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester New York 14642
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland Ohio 44106
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43210
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas Texas 75203
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas Texas 75246
CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston Texas 77030
Liver Associates of Texas, P.A. Houston Texas 77030
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants Southlake Texas 76092
McGuire DVAMC Richmond Virginia 23249
Swedish Organ Transplant and Liver Center Seattle Washington 98104

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Non-U.S. locations

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