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Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: early-phase trial registry

9 of 31 indexed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #495 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

31 US clinical trials · 9 currently recruiting · #495 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: 31 US clinical trials tracked, 9 recruiting.

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is the subject of 31 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 9 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 17 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Zydus Therapeutics, running 2 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis

OPEN 9 | RECR 29% | LATE 2 | EARLY 17 | RANK #495 | SPON 2

Nearest open-share peer: Fallopian Tube Cancer (29% recruiting · 93 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis lists 9 open slots (29% of 31 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 Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis 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. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    9 of 31 indexed trials (29%) 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 Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis trials is spread across many organizations.

    Zydus Therapeutics accounts for 2 of 31 trials (6.5%). 29 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis enrolment sits around 110 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 110 among the 31 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 11 of those (35.5%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis research is mostly interventional.

    25 interventional and 6 observational studies make up this index (80.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 11Phase 216Phase 31Phase 41

Open and recent trials

31 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 15,000 participants

A Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Related Conditions Across the Entire Spectrum of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Target PharmaSolutions

NCT02815891

RECRUITING NA 800 participants

The Olmsted NAFLD Epidemiology Study (TONES)

Mayo Clinic

NCT04365855

RECRUITING 240 participants

Predicting Outcomes in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Advanced Fibrosis

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCT05720663

RECRUITING Phase 2 166 participants

Low-Dose Pioglitazone in Patients With NASH (AIM 2)

University of Florida

NCT04501406

RECRUITING 150 participants

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

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT05728697

RECRUITING Phase 2 128 participants

Thyroid Hormone for Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Veterans

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05526144

RECRUITING NA 110 participants

Longitudinal Multi-Omic Profiles to Reveal Mechanisms of Obesity-Mediated Insulin Resistance

Stanford University

NCT05165706

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Metabolic Pathology of Pediatric NAFLD

University of Oklahoma

NCT05430178

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

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,205 participants

Research Study on Whether Semaglutide Works in People With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Novo Nordisk A/S

NCT04822181

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 533 participants

Prevalence of NAFLD and Advanced Fibrosis in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Joslin Diabetes Center

NCT04595474

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 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 45 participants

Role of Lisinopril in Preventing the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, RELIEF-NAFLD Study

Northwestern University

NCT04550481

COMPLETED Phase 2 392 participants

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

Cirius Therapeutics

NCT02784444

COMPLETED Phase 2 318 participants

Emricasan, a Caspase Inhibitor, for Evaluation in Subjects With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Fibrosis

Conatus Pharmaceuticals

NCT02686762

COMPLETED Phase 2 289 participants

Efficacy and Safety Study of Cenicriviroc for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in Adult Participants With Liver Fibrosis

Tobira Therapeutics

NCT02217475

COMPLETED 263 participants

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

Methodist Health System

NCT05357352

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 Phase 2 134 participants

A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of EDP-305 in Subjects With Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Enanta Pharmaceuticals

NCT03421431

COMPLETED Phase 2 106 participants

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

Zydus Therapeutics

NCT03061721

COMPLETED 104 participants

The Role of Leptin Receptors in NASH

University of California, Davis

NCT00583999

COMPLETED Phase 2 102 participants

ALG-055009 in Non-cirrhotic Adults With MASH (HERALD)

Aligos Therapeutics

NCT06342947

COMPLETED Phase 1 84 participants

Safety and Tolerability Study of SHP626 in Overweight and Obese Adults

Mirum Pharmaceuticals

NCT02287779

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 2 50 participants

Ezetimibe Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

University of California, San Diego

NCT01766713

COMPLETED NA 40 participants

Mobile Health Delivered Lifestyle Intervention Program in Patients With NASH

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

NCT04872777

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Feasibility of VIIT in Adults With NASH

Duke University

NCT03861819

COMPLETED NA 21 participants

Endoscopic Ultrasound(EUS)-Guided TRUCUT Biopsy (EUS-TCB) of Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD.)

Indiana University

NCT00586313

COMPLETED Phase 2 21 participants

An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Nitazoxanide on Collagen Turnover in NASH Patients With Fibrosis

Pinnacle Clinical Research, P

NCT03656068

COMPLETED Phase 2 16 participants

Saroglitazar Magnesium in the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Zydus Therapeutics

NCT03863574

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 1
Phase 2 16
Phase 3 1
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
10 trials
Semaglutide Drug
2 trials
Placebos Drug
2 trials
Placebo Other
2 trials
Vigorous-intensity interval training (VIIT) Behavioral
1 trials
Pioglitazone Open Label Drug
1 trials
Pioglitazone study drug Drug
1 trials
Tru-cut Procedure
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 15 trials
Florida 11 trials
Arizona 8 trials
Texas 7 trials
Colorado 5 trials
Maryland 4 trials
Georgia 4 trials
Virginia 3 trials

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

What to do with this Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis page

31 registered trials, 9 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 9 Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Zydus Therapeutics sponsors the most Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Zydus Therapeutics'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 Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis condition card totals 31 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.