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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: early-phase trial registry

19 of 58 indexed Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #244 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

58 US clinical trials · 19 currently recruiting · #244 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: 58 US clinical trials tracked, 19 recruiting.

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is the subject of 58 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 19 of them currently open to new participants. 7 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 22 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Pfizer, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease

OPEN 19 | RECR 33% | LATE 7 | EARLY 22 | RANK #244 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 (33% recruiting · 119 trials)

Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leuk51.7%Anesthesia43.1%Exercise41.4%Non-alcoholic Fatty Live (th…33%Diabetic Retinopathy25.9%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease lists 19 open slots (33% of 58 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    19 of 58 indexed trials (32.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials is spread across many organizations.

    Pfizer accounts for 3 of 58 trials (5.2%). 46 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 60 among the 58 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 39 of those (67.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease research is mostly interventional.

    48 interventional and 10 observational studies make up this index (82.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 15Phase 217Phase 34Phase 43

Open and recent trials

58 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING Phase 3 1,250 participants

A Clinical Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Efimosfermin Alfa Injection in Participants With Known or Suspected F2- or F3-stage MASH

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT07221188

RECRUITING 1,250 participants

AdventHealth Research Institute Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Biobank and Registry (AVAIL)

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

NCT04807868

RECRUITING Phase 3 1,200 participants

A Pivotal Clinical Study to Investigate Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Biopsy-confirmed F2- or F3-stage MASH

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT07221227

RECRUITING NA 800 participants

The Olmsted NAFLD Epidemiology Study (TONES)

Mayo Clinic

NCT04365855

RECRUITING 150 participants

Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT05728697

RECRUITING Phase 4 120 participants

Fibrosis Lessens After Metabolic Surgery

Ali Aminian

NCT06374875

RECRUITING Phase 2 84 participants

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the HEpatic Response to Oral Glucose, and the Effect of Semaglutide (NAFLD HEROES)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NCT03884075

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Moderately Carbohydrate-restricted Diet to Treat NAFLD in Adolescents

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT05268042

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 63 participants

The Gut, Liver And Metabolome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT06113003

RECRUITING 60 participants

Harnessing Macrophage Lysosomal Lipid Metabolism in Obesity (ATM)

Bettina Mittendorfer

NCT06571474

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

Semaglutide Effects in Obese Youth With Prediabetes/New Onset Type 2 Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Yale University

NCT05067621

RECRUITING Phase 4 60 participants

Quantifying Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT05305287

RECRUITING NA 48 participants

A Prospective, Randomized, Open Label Trial of Two Doses of Oral Betaine

Southern California Institute for Research and Education

NCT03073343

RECRUITING Phase 2 44 participants

Impact of Soymilk on Liver Disease Severity of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Marialena Mouzaki

NCT06133101

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibition in Pediatric Steatotic Liver Disease

Justin Ryder

NCT06355310

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Diet and Meal Timing in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatoic Liver Disease

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT05332613

RECRUITING Phase 1 32 participants

Human Models of Selective Insulin Resistance: Alpelisib, Part I

Columbia University

NCT06354088

RECRUITING 30 participants

Effectiveness of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

West Virginia University

NCT05507151

RECRUITING NA 25 participants

Intermittent Fasting for NAFLD in Adults

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04899102

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,000 participants

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety and Biomarkers of Resmetirom (MGL-3196) in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), MAESTRO-NAFLD-Open-Label-Extension (MAESTRO-NAFLD-OLE)

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

NCT04951219

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 284 participants

Phase 2b Study of GSK4532990 in Adults With NASH

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT05583344

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 219 participants

Ph 2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Three HU6 Dose Levels and Placebo in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Rivus Pharmaceuticals

NCT05979779

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 144 participants

Role of Immune System in Obesity-related Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT01104220

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 103 participants

Prevention of NAFLD in Hispanic Children

Emory University

NCT05292352

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

A Clinical Study of Efinopegdutide in People With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Steatohepatitis (MK-6024-017)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06465186

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

MN-001 in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Hypertriglyceridemia

MediciNova

NCT05464784

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 38 participants

Microbiome-Mediated Gut Dysfunction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

NCT05209100

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 17 participants

Patient and Physician Perspectives on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04132440

COMPLETED Phase 2 392 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability & Efficacy of MSDC-0602K in Patients With NASH

Cirius Therapeutics

NCT02784444

COMPLETED 381 participants

Genetics of Fatty Liver Disease in Children

Yale University

NCT01966627

COMPLETED 263 participants

Effect of Patient Demographics, Comorbidities, and Medications on Severity of NASH Fibrosis

Methodist Health System

NCT05357352

COMPLETED Phase 2 256 participants

Metabolic Interventions to Resolve Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Fibrosis (MIRNA)

Pfizer

NCT04321031

COMPLETED Phase 4 176 participants

University of Texas H.S.C. San Antonio Pioglitazone in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Trial (UTHSCSA NASH Trial)

University of Florida

NCT00994682

COMPLETED NA 175 participants

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerotic Risk in Children

Augusta University

NCT02383485

COMPLETED Phase 2 124 participants

Alternate Dosing Study of MK-6024 in Adults With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) (MK-6024-016)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06482112

COMPLETED Phase 2 106 participants

Saroglitazar Magnesium in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and/or Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Zydus Therapeutics

NCT03061721

COMPLETED Phase 2 75 participants

Study of Pharmacodynamics and Safety of DGAT2i and ACCi Coadministered in Participants With Sponsor-defined Presumed Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Pfizer

NCT04399538

COMPLETED Phase 1 64 participants

A Study to Test How Well Different Doses of BI 3006337 Are Tolerated by People With Overweight or Obesity and With Fatty Liver Disease

Boehringer Ingelheim

NCT05970640

COMPLETED 61 participants

Assessment of Insulin Resistance, NAFLD, Predictors of CV Morbidity, and Subcutaneous Adipose and Visceral Adipose Gene Expression in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

NCT01007955

COMPLETED NA 60 participants

Determination of the Effect of Extreme Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction on Hepatic Glucose Production

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT01262326

COMPLETED Phase 1 56 participants

Phase I Trial of Silymarin for Chronic Liver Diseases

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NCT00389376

COMPLETED NA 55 participants

Healthy Liver - Healthy Brain

University of Texas at Austin

NCT05216796

COMPLETED Phase 2 53 participants

6-week Safety and PD Study in Adults With NAFLD

Pfizer

NCT03256526

COMPLETED Phase 2 50 participants

Sitagliptin Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

University of California, San Diego

NCT01963845

COMPLETED NA 48 participants

Intra-Individual Reproducibility of the Non-Invasive Assessment of the Portal Circulation

HepQuant

NCT01579162

COMPLETED Phase 1 47 participants

Single Ascending Dose of AMG 609 in Participants With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Amgen

NCT04857606

COMPLETED NA 41 participants

De Novo Lipogenesis, Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

University of California, San Francisco

NCT00714129

COMPLETED NA 40 participants

Dietary Treatment Study of Pediatric NAFLD

University of California, San Diego

NCT02513121

COMPLETED NA 31 participants

Effect of Macrocomposition on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Bariatric Surgery Candidates

University of Michigan

NCT00887393

COMPLETED Phase 2 30 participants

Effect of Omega-3 PUFA Supplementation in NAFLD Patients

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NCT00230113

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 5
Phase 2 17
Phase 3 4
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
13 trials
PF-05221304 Drug
2 trials
PF-06865571 Drug
2 trials
Placebo Other
2 trials
Usual standard of care Behavioral
1 trials
Healthy Liver/Hígado Sano program Behavioral
1 trials
Pioglitazone Open Label Drug
1 trials
Pioglitazone study drug Drug
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Florida 16 trials
California 16 trials
Texas 15 trials
Arizona 8 trials
Georgia 7 trials
Ohio 6 trials
Massachusetts 5 trials
Colorado 5 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease page

58 registered trials, 19 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 19 Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Pfizer sponsors the most Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Pfizer's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease condition card totals 58 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.