NCT07238985

Cilostazol in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Cilostazol in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global public health concern, and the leading cause of chronic liver disease, especially in developed countries (1). NAFLD is characterized by lipid accumulation in the liver not attributed to other causes. NAFLD is characterized by excessive hepatic fat accumulation without other recognized causes of increased fat content (e.g., alcohol, virus, drugs, and autoimmunity). According to the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, the diagnosis of NAFLD requires the exclusion of daily alcohol consumption \>30 g for men and \>20 g for women

Conditions

• Fatty Liver

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Standard therapy	• The standard conventional therapy in both groups included regular exercise in the form of any physical activity as walking, cycling, etc. for 30-45 minutes minimum 5 days per week in addition to calorie restriction in overweight and obese patients (1200-1500 and 1000-1200 kcal/day for men and women, respectively).
DRUG	Cilostazol	Cilostazol is a 2-hydroxyquinolone derivative and a drug approved for improving the claudication distance. Other studies have shown that Cilostazol can ameliorate hepatic steatosis, but the specific mechanism is still unknown

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-01
• Primary completion: 2026-11-20
• Completion: 2026-11-20
• First posted: 2025-11-20
• Last updated: 2025-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt