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NAMELS-18
CompletedNovel Antidiabetic Medications and Their Effect on Liver Steatosis (NAMELS-18)
Effect of Dulaglutide vs Empagliflozin on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Lead sponsor
Asset
Dulaglutide
Subcutaneous · GLP-1 agonist
Listed sites
1
Recruiting sites
—
Enrollment
78
actual
Study population
MASH / NAFLD / liver fibrosis, Type 2 diabetes
Key I/E criterion
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Primary endpoints
•MRI-PDFF, % change•>30% Liver Fat Fraction reduction
Footprint
Where this trial recruits
Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.
Identifiers
Registered as
Timeline
Milestones
Assets
Investigational agents
Study populations
Who this study enrolls
Eligibility
Who can enroll
Study population text
Caucasian, 25-75 years old, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and fatty liver.
Inclusion criteria
Presence of diabetes mellitus type 2 and non-alcoholic fatty liver Stable anti-diabetic treatment regimen for the past 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Recent (last 5 years) medical history of cancer, pancreatitis, viral hepatitis or any other cause of liver disease (alcohol abuse, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, heart failure etc.) Recent alteration (<6 months) of anti-diabetic regimen. Already established treatment with GLP1-ras or SGLT2-is prior to screening. Treatment with Pioglitazone. Corticotherapy administration. Pregnant or planning for pregnancy.
Endpoints (9)
What's being measured
Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.
Coverage by outcome category
Weight & body composition
1 endpointBody Mass Index change
Time frame:52 weeks
BMI, change
change from baseline, improvement
Glycemic / diabetes
1 endpointHbA1c change
Time frame:52 weeks
HbA1c, change
change from baseline, improvement
LOINC 4548-4
MASH / liver
7 endpointsLiver Fat Fraction reduction
Time frame:52 weeks
MRI-PDFF, % change
change from baseline, improvement
>30% Liver Fat Fraction reduction
Time frame:52 weeks
threshold achievement, improvement
Fatty Liver Index (FLI)
Time frame:52 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4)
Time frame:52 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet ratio Index (APRI)
Time frame:52 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
NAFLD Fibrosis Score (NFS)
Time frame:52 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
Shearwave Elastography (SWE)
Time frame:52 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
Provenance
Sources
Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.